How it's made

[dunno]

This is based on a S197

Credit :MT Magazine

Assembly starts at 8:50 p.m. with a freshly painted, empty metal shell hanging in an overhead cradle on the tilt line at a 45-degree angle. Twenty minutes later, the car moves onto stands on line two, a conveyer belt, and is ready for assembly.
By 10:00, the instrument panel is ready to be put together on the preinstallation line.
The engine is completed on the engine-production line between 10:20 and 11:00.
At 11.45, the instrument-panel assembly is united with the body…
… and at 12:20, the engine is placed into the engine bay.
Wheels are added to the car at 1:50 in the morning…
… and at 2:00 robots install the front and rear glass.
The interior nears completion as the seats are installed by 2:10.
Doors, initially removed for interior work, are reattached at 2:35.
The car nears the end of the final trim assembly line by 3:00, where the remaining trim items are installed.
Final inspection of the completed Mustang takes only five minutes between 3:10 and 3:15.
The fully assembled vehicle comes to the end of the line at 3:20, when the wipers, lights, and horn are checked. The brand-new Mustang is then fired up for the first time and driven away to a holding lot.

Thanks for the info
What i was really curious about was the TOTAL time, including assembly of body and paint,
If we add another 2 days for body and paint that puts it at about 3 days I guess.

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[FStevenJ]

Thanks from me for the info. Cool stuff.

 

[dunno]

Today Ford performance has told me the last update they have on my build is July 12th
"in production in body shop"
Thats all the info I could get out of them
Anyone have any idea why this unit would still be in body shop 8 days later?
Did it fall off the line and nobody noticed?
Are they Fabricating each body panel by hand?
What the f$&@ is going on

 

[dunno]

...also I don't know what my order priority code is but would that number even matter if the cars is "in production" already?

 

[HISSMAN]

Could be waiting for parts, or they don't like you.

 

[dunno]

Could be waiting for parts, or they don't like you.

Must be parts because
I'm extremely likeable

 

[5.2 VooDoo]

Today Ford performance has told me the last update they have on my build is July 12th
"in production in body shop"
Thats all the info I could get out of them
Anyone have any idea why this unit would still be in body shop 8 days later?
Did it fall off the line and nobody noticed?
Are they Fabricating each body panel by hand?
What the f$&@ is going on

It simply means that the body shell is being made, welded, E coated, painted and being made ready for the trim line where it will be assembled...

 

[dunno]

It simply means that the body shell is being made, welded, E coated, painted and being made ready for the trim line where it will be assembled...

So your saying it takes 8 days to assemble , e-coat and paint???
July 12- 20th??

 

[machsmith]

Dont be scared its better they are fixing it up rather than sending it out with issues. Probably had a bad panel when doing QA and they decided to replace. Better at the factory than at the dealership IMO.

Its all gonna be OK.

 

[dunno]

Dont be scared its better they are fixing it up rather than sending it out with issues. Probably had a bad panel when doing QA and they decided to replace. Better at the factory than at the dealership IMO.

Its all gonna be OK.

Thanks for calming me down
Thats a good way of looking at it.
Just getting a little anxious with the summer zipping bye and no car.
Its been a fantastic summer up here in Ontario so far... but...WINTER IS COMING!!!!

 

[Old Car Guy]

Thanks......

Thanks for this, enjoyed watching the Video! :ford: :cheers:

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