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Originally Posted by johnta1
At the F-body plants, how did the 'bodies' get to the engine?
Were the engines on the subframe then mated to the body?

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Yes. Engines were installed into the subframe and later "raised" into postion with the body (rather than a "body drop" as was done with a full frame vehicle).
It is described here:
http://www.camaros.org/assemblyprocess.shtml
This is a little different product but should give you an idea:
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