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elonblock
08-31-2013, 12:30 PM
Vintage Chev Assembly plant video (http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b43_1377825945)
Mr70
08-31-2013, 01:48 PM
How cool is that.
WILMASBOYL78
08-31-2013, 02:13 PM
I think one of those workers in the video was Cumby...hard to believe he was once that young and agile <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif

wilma
Jim Ferron
08-31-2013, 02:16 PM
Six inches to the left...six inches to the right and it looks like Ralph the riveter is going to get riveted into a 36 Chebbie....
427freak
08-31-2013, 04:05 PM
I love the music set to the rhythm of the machines. Great video.
parkbrau
08-31-2013, 06:14 PM
Great video. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif
GaryC
08-31-2013, 06:59 PM
It's amazing to watch how everything works as a unit. I bet it was a nightmare to isolate when a line got out of phase somewhere.
bav70ss
09-01-2013, 12:44 AM
You can imagine what the noise level was like. No ear protection (visible) in those days!
John.
jannes_z-28
09-01-2013, 08:33 AM
Amazing to see how robotic the frame assembly plant was.

Thanks for sharing.

Jan
ZLP955
09-01-2013, 09:42 AM
Great post, awesome video!
DW31S
09-01-2013, 11:36 AM
Simply amazing that type of technology even existed back then. Now think of this----toake the frame, that machine that &quot;assembled&quot; them had to be thought of, designed and manufacturd. Same with the hydraulic press that stamped out the body panels.
I like the guy finding the dent in the roof while he was wearing gloves.
Keith Seymore
09-03-2013, 12:47 PM
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GaryC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It's amazing to watch how everything works as a unit. I bet it was a nightmare to isolate when a line got out of phase somewhere. </div></div>

Yep - it's not too bad as long as everything keeps flowing.

But - introduce a change to a part, or get out of sequence, or model change over: what a mess!

I've always said &quot;...building a million is easy; building the first one is hard.&quot;

K
Keith Seymore
09-04-2013, 11:25 PM
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Keith Seymore</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: GaryC</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It's amazing to watch how everything works as a unit. I bet it was a nightmare to isolate when a line got out of phase somewhere. </div></div>

Yep - it's not too bad as long as everything keeps flowing.

But - introduce a change to a part, or get out of sequence, or model change over: what a mess!

I've always said &quot;...building a million is easy; building the first one is hard.&quot;

K
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This really hits close to home this week; I'm in Wentzville, MO building future model year vans on the current production assembly line.

Holy crap! - what a mess. I've been doing this for 35 years and I'm still amazed we can put anything together at all....

K