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Old 02-22-2016, 10:37 AM
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Default Re: Pontiac GM Fisher Body 1970

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Excellent videos, some of which I had never seen. I learned several things about the assembly process that was different than I thought or it could be that it varies from plant to plant. Cool stuff none the less. Thanks for sharing. </div></div>

It can even vary for the same product within the same plant.

When I started at Chevrolet Flint Assembly pickups were built on &quot;Line 1&quot;; Blazer/Suburban were built on &quot;Line 2&quot;.

The pickups used a &quot;piecemeal&quot; approach to front end build, where the fenders were brought to the main line individually and the hood added a few stations after that (the radiator support was alread on the chassis).

Blazer/Suburban used a &quot;buck build&quot; approach, where the fenders, rad support and hood were all assembled off line and brought to the vehicle as a unit, like you see in the Tarrytown pics.

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