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FUN VIDEO, The making of the autoatlanta 914 GT steel flares |
dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Mar 9 2010, 01:34 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,900 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
http://autoatlanta.com/g/flares.php
this is very current, many of you will see the exact flare set you receive being made here! Tim is very talkative so please bear with him! |
bigkensteele |
Mar 9 2010, 10:33 PM
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Major Member Group: Members Posts: 2,197 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,660 Region Association: South East States |
Wow! I had no idea that these were so labor-intensive. Gives me a new appreciation for what small businesses across the country must do to make the bottom line and pay people. George, thanks for posting this, and thanks for doing what you have done to keep these guys in business.
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BigD9146gt |
Mar 9 2010, 11:07 PM
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OCD member Group: Members Posts: 376 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 3,502 Region Association: Australia and New Zealand |
Wow! I had no idea that these were so labor-intensive. Gives me a new appreciation for what small businesses across the country must do to make the bottom line and pay people. George, thanks for posting this, and thanks for doing what you have done to keep these guys in business. You'd be amazed how many things you buy that the time involved in making it is intensive... china helps hide that fact by cheap labor ($80 US/month is good pay). My oil tanks look over 4 hours each to make, in production, including 11ft of TIG welding .0625 aluminum. That doesn't include the 100+ hours of CAD work, working with vendors to make sure you know what they can do, and what tolerances to expect when you finally get the parts. Its a whole other world when your on the supply side of the table. Nice work on the video George. As a machinist, its always fun to watch other machine shops and what they have laying around. Cheers! |
bigkensteele |
Mar 10 2010, 12:05 AM
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Major Member Group: Members Posts: 2,197 Joined: 30-August 04 From: Cincinnati, OH Member No.: 2,660 Region Association: South East States |
... china helps hide that fact by cheap labor ($80 US/month is good pay). My oil tanks look over 4 hours each to make, in production, including 11ft of TIG welding .0625 aluminum. That doesn't include the 100+ hours of CAD work, working with vendors to make sure you know what they can do, and what tolerances to expect when you finally get the parts. Its a whole other world when your on the supply side of the table. This is why I appreciate the effort of this vendor (and George). It is easy to cut costs when you can farm the work out to a plant in China, where they can pay the worker next to nothing. I am a capalist to the core, but I fully believe in keeping manufacturing domestic if it can be attained in a cost-effective manner. More often than not, it is not cost-effective to produce ANYTHING in the US due to the fact that the unions have effectively priced US labor out of contention. It truly is a shame, as we have the most skilled, and the most productive people on Earth. |
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