Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Last year when we went through the Corvette assembly plant we watched a very similiar process for those cars which didn't pass the fit testing. Most of the bodywork is tested as it is assembled and a wide variety of gages (gauges?) are used to test. But some cars require adjustment so they are pulled off the line and a specialized team works to correct the problems. The people who do this are some of the most experienced in the plant and can adjust most things. Still for whatever reason some cars don't pass this final step in the required time and are removed to an "offline" area for work. With an all fiberglass body the adjustments are not as simple as using a hammer but special "high energy" tools are used on hinge areas as I recall. I have no complaints about the fit & finish of our 2007 Corvette and recommend the factory tour to anyone who happens through Bowling Green, KY. Even better is buying a new Corvette and having it delivered at the Corvette Museum where some seriously adept folks spiff it up. Plus you get a much longer and more personal tour than the plain one for walk-ins. My wife LOVED the tour and would have gone again from the beginning if they had let her. Because the line runs at about 1/10th the speed of a normal assembly line you can see and understand all the different processes that have to happen. Adam On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 10:45 AM, John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> wrote: > For those of you who decry today's lack of old world craftsmanship: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GlIuJlfR2Y&feature=related > > Sigh, > > John > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >