Re: RE: Re: RE:Web Page (Tommy)

From: Tommy (Thrush@primary.net)
Date: Wed May 31 2000 - 19:20:33 EDT


hehe, nope, I gotta try it with the Ram seats, cause, well, they are
free....hehe.
-----Original Message-----
From: Stlaurent Mr Steven <STLAURENTS@mctssa.usmc.mil>
To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net' <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, July 07, 2000 3:14 PM
Subject: DML: RE: Re: RE:Web Page (Tommy)

>Tommy, did you try the Durango seats?
>
>-------------------------------------------
>Steven St.Laurent
>Test Engineer
>Test Branch, GSD, MCTSSA
>MARCORSYSCOM, USMC
>760-725-2506 (DSN 365-2506)
>Work:mailto:stlaurents@mctssa.usmc.mil
>Home:mailto:saint1958@home.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Tommy [mailto:Thrush@primary.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 2:49 PM
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: Re: RE:Web Page (Tommy)
>
>hehe, that's a friends Ram, we are gonna fit it with Leather SLT ram seats,
>they are the heated, power driver/pass seats with the ram head stitched in
>the headrests.....I could probably modify them to fit in my 'Kota, but they
>have integrated seatbelts in the headrests, i'm still workin' on it
though!!
>I'll put some pics of your truck up, if thats ok with ya!!
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brown, Mike (CAD) <MBrown@ciena.com>
>To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net' <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Date: Friday, July 07, 2000 1:31 PM
>Subject: DML: RE:Web Page (Tommy)
>
>
>>Tommy,
>>
>> Nice web page, but ditch the ram and put a real truck up there...(ie. See
>my Dak)
>>-Mike Brown
>>Pasadena, MD.
>>97-Dakota Club Cab,5.2L, 4X4, 7" Lift, 35"x12.50" BFG A/T.
>>
>>http://www.geocities.com/mbrowwwn/index.html
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Tommy [mailto:Thrush@primary.net]
>>Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 4:31 PM
>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>>Subject: DML: Re: RE: RE: Re: Chrysler Plant Tour (kinda long)
>>
>>
>>I have the V-10 emblems, hehe.
>>here is a picture....
>>http://anathemaeq.tripod.com/dakota/id4.html
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ronald Wong <ron-wong@home.com>
>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>>Date: Friday, July 07, 2000 11:27 AM
>>Subject: DML: RE: RE: Re: Chrysler Plant Tour (kinda long)
>>
>>
>>>Better yet, tell them I'll have my truck there at 7:00AM and tell them
not
>>>to forget the V10 emblems on the side.....by lunchtime. ;-)
>>>
>>>Ron
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>>>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Stlaurent Mr Steven
>>>Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 10:47 AM
>>>To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
>>>Subject: DML: RE: Re: Chrysler Plant Tour (kinda long)
>>>
>>>
>>>Tommy, ask them to leave a V-10 crate outside the fence tonight. He He
>>>
>>>I some good use for it.....:)
>>>
>>>-------------------------------------------
>>>Steven St.Laurent
>>>Test Engineer
>>>Test Branch, GSD, MCTSSA
>>>MARCORSYSCOM, USMC
>>>760-725-2506 (DSN 365-2506)
>>>Work:mailto:stlaurents@mctssa.usmc.mil
>>>Home:mailto:saint1958@home.com
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>From: Tommy [mailto:Thrush@primary.net]
>>>Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 11:32 AM
>>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>>>Subject: DML: Re: Chrysler Plant Tour (kinda long)
>>>
>>>I get the pleasure of building seats for the Quad Cab Rams....I'm the
>>>drivers side seat back builder, hehe. Chrysler usually builds 340-350 QC
>>>rams per shift, with 2 shifts runnin'.
>>>Sometimes the seats fall off of this giant lift and we have to take
>>>replacements down to the plant, and it's FULL of V-10 rams, and V-8 Rams,
>>>did i mention V-10? hehe. I asked the quality guys if i could bring my
>>>Dakota down for a shift so they could fit a V-10 in it, they kinda
>>>frightened me when they said it would be done by lunch time, hehe. Maybe
>>one
>>>day.....one day, hehe.
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Norah Bleazard <nbleazard@home.com>
>>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>>>Date: Friday, July 07, 2000 5:13 AM
>>>Subject: DML: Chrysler Plant Tour (kinda long)
>>>
>>>
>>>>After taking the Chrysler Plant tour last Thursday in Bramalea, Ontario
>>>>Canada... I have to say that I was completely impressed and amazed. In
>>>this
>>>>particular plant is where all the Intrepid, 300M, LHS and Concordes are
>>>>made. Apparently this plant just completed their 2 millionth car the
>>other
>>>>day.
>>>>
>>>>The plant was like a small city and the robotics used were awesome. All
>>>the
>>>>welding is done by these robots and the speed and accuracy at which they
>>>>work made me speechless. The other thing that caught my eye were these
>>>>unmanned forklifts running around picking up and delivering parts. They
>>>are
>>>>all computer controlled, but it was very strange seeing all these
vehicle
>>>>running around without drivers. The whole experience kind of reminded
me
>>>of
>>>>being inside a "Borg" ship from Star Trek :-)
>>>>
>>>>I understood the concept of the "unibody" but never completely realized
>>>that
>>>>these cars all start out their lives as the exact same thing. They just
>>>>keep pumping them out without even knowing what car they will become in
>>the
>>>>beginning.
>>>>
>>>>I also didn't know that all of these cars for all over the world are all
>>>>made right here. They pump out a completed car every 47 seconds and
each
>>>>car from start to finish takes 17 hours. Funny how it can take most
>>>>mechanics longer than that to just change a transmission. So my
question
>>>>is... why does it take so many weeks before the vehicle you order is
>>>finally
>>>>delivered to a person? :-)
>>>>
>>>>Our tour group was rather small (around 12 people), which I rather
liked.
>>>>This gave me (the inquisitive DMLer), a chance to ask many questions and
>>>the
>>>>plant manager (at least I think that's who he was) managed to answer all
>>my
>>>>questions and was very pleasant and knowledgeable. Of course I also
>>>managed
>>>>to promote the DML to him and told him of our group of Dakota
enthusiast.
>>>>He said he would go check out our site :-)
>>>>
>>>>As impressed as I was, I could never live my life on an assembly line.
>12
>>>>minutes for a break, 17 minutes for lunch, never being able to leave
your
>>>>position unless relieved, doing the same step, such as installing a door
>>>>over and over and over again every 17 seconds. Not even getting the
>>chance
>>>>to do a different door :-). I guess it's ok for some, but I have a
>>problem
>>>>with getting bored on the job and need constant variety or I become a
>very
>>>>unhappy camper. I applaud the people that can do it though, as they did
>>do
>>>>this job with precision and excellence.
>>>>
>>>>All in all, it was a fantastic tour... 2 1/2 hours long & about 3 miles
>of
>>>>walking. I really enjoyed myself and learned so very much. I'm still
>>>>relatively speechless.
>>>>
>>>>TTYL,
>>>>
>>>>Norah
>>>>current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 CC V8/5.2L/Auto
>>>>current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
>>>>RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
>>>>previous: '93 Dakota blue 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>



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