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Old 03-16-2015, 08:15 PM
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Someone posted this video on another forum;

I'm posting it here so you can see the buck build installation in action; plus at the 2:47 mark you can side the body side fixture (body "gate") that we have had some discussion about in the past.

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Thxs for the link K Only thing that be better would be if they were Pontiac's.

While watching your recommended 2:47 mark wondered how they kept from chipping off paint and denting door & fender edges?

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While watching your recommended 2:47 mark wondered how they kept from chipping off paint and denting door & fender edges?
That's raw metal (aka "body in white"). The fixture is being used to locate the body side to the underbody structure so that it can be spotwelded in place. This all takes place before paint.

These videos are notorious for skipping around and not showing stuff in chronological order.

Denting is always a concern (anywhere in the plant), but any problem areas they find on the fixture will end up with lamb's wool and tape covering it all up. After the first few hours you get the hang of it anyway.

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I've seen 3 of these cars all in Michigan. Gilmore Museum, Chrysler Museum, and The Henry Ford Museum. Sad how most of them were crushed for Tax reasons at the program's end. Thanks for the Post Keith.

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Looks like a rubber bumper Vette, so 1974 or later (no spoiler on the rear) and the Michigan based GTO is already rusted through behind the front wheels.

Actually, that's pretty good, as we only kept our cars four years before replacing back then.

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