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Mar 21, 2021 19:15:41 GMT
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Not sure if this has been posted before, I just came across it & i thought it was quite good
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Paul
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Mar 21, 2021 20:12:28 GMT
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That's just brilliant.
"Hans? HAANNSS! The bonnet doesn't line up right"
"Have you tried hitting it with a hammer yet Jurgen?"
"Yep"
"Okay, try giving the front end a few good kicks"
"Sorted...what about the door shuts?"
"Have you not read the service update Jurgen? Slam the door shut on the handle of your hammer. Repeat as necessary"
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Mar 21, 2021 21:32:22 GMT
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I've seen similar things done in other factories but never after it's painted!
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Yes I have posted this up here before. Still cracks me up every time.
There is a long video with subtitles that covers the hole production process. It’s full of little funny bits like this. But also some clever stuff when’t into
Making the Trabi.
Also the Trabant rallying videos are entertaining as well.
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1955 Austin A30
1981 Jawa Mustang
1990 Trabant 601 (Tommy)
1989 Trabant 601
2009 Jaguar XF
2012 Toyota AYGO
2018 Scomadi TL
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vanpeebles
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I am eastbound in pursuit of a white Lamborghini, this is not a recording.
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So, that's what Mario did after Donkey Kong.
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Mar 22, 2021 17:29:35 GMT
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I've seen similar things done in other factories but never after it's painted! I guess they get away with it as they were not actually painted, the colour is in the Duroplast resin I think. Bit like you would with fibreglass only the Traby was made with recycled pants & vests 😀 |
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Mar 22, 2021 18:20:49 GMT
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I’ve just looked at another vid & it looks like they did paint them, so now I’m not sure. I had one briefly in hearing aid beige & I was under the impression the colour was in the gel coat. Maybe austinpowers can answer the question, I think he’s owned one for a while
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I’ve just looked at another vid & it looks like they did paint them, so now I’m not sure. I had one briefly in hearing aid beige & I was under the impression the colour was in the gel coat. Maybe austinpowers can answer the question, I think he’s owned one for a while There’s no gel coat, the cars are sprayed. And at one point the video shows how they get the doors to fit perfectly by putting them on, and then running a angle grinder down the door shuts. |
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1955 Austin A30
1981 Jawa Mustang
1990 Trabant 601 (Tommy)
1989 Trabant 601
2009 Jaguar XF
2012 Toyota AYGO
2018 Scomadi TL
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I’ve just looked at another vid & it looks like they did paint them, so now I’m not sure. I had one briefly in hearing aid beige & I was under the impression the colour was in the gel coat. Maybe austinpowers can answer the question, I think he’s owned one for a while There’s no gel coat, the cars are sprayed. And at one point the video shows how they get the doors to fit perfectly by putting them on, and then running a angle grinder down the door shuts. I thought you would come to the rescue 😀 |
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Mar 23, 2021 10:34:09 GMT
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I've seen similar things done in other factories but never after it's painted! Theres a video on youtube showing them making Porsche 356 and adjusting the doors with what looks like a chunk of fence post and a sledge hammer. Before it was painted though. |
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bricol
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Mar 23, 2021 12:46:21 GMT
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Wandering around various big name car factories 20 yrs ago for work, their techniques were basically the same - just maybe with more dedicated tools and little more finesse.
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Mar 23, 2021 20:40:26 GMT
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When they built the only 109 ever made mk2 RS1800’s they used Mex/RS2000 shells & thrashed the bulkhead back using a 2 man team, 1 with a lump hammer the other holding a chock nog (lump a wood if tha never woked at pit) so the BDA head would squeeze in 😀
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