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Old 11-05-05, 10:16 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Re: PROGRESS REPORT ROARING FORTIES, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Well, good progress over the last week. The first FIFTY wheels have been cast and photographs hopefully will be included. The first two are being sent to me , fully machined, for my comments and approval in the next few days and I will post photographs of them also.

The first body pieces are almost fitted but we are making a set of jigs to fit future cars. We were at the factory till almost midnight last evening (Friday) and I am back again today (Saturday). The quality of the body work just keeps on and on impressing me. There are many subtle differences between the South African bodies and those that we get in Australia. I am not saying that the FINISHED article differs from the Australian cars to the new South African cars but there is just so little work required to get to that standard with the South African bodies (my body guy in Australia , Jim, will be hanging out for the new moulds I have prommised him).

The main area I am working on is "processes and methods" to enable the cars to be produced at the correct time scale and to the correct quality. This is a great deal of work but in a sadistically way very rewarding !!!!!


Best wishes,

Robert
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