[Steve_Hoog]

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How well aligned was the front end sheet metal during assembly?
Well they had six guys at the end of that line that did nothing but align hoods and fenders and bumpers. Each one of them was responsible for every sixth car down the line. He'd just count six cars and start to work on that. They had their own carts with their special tools, bars, boards and stuff. They used 4x4s wrapped with carpet on one end and had handles carved out of other end. That was their special tool for adjusting bumpers. If a bumper wasn' tjust, right, they'd take them posts and hit the bumper in the right spot. If it didn't move, why they'd just hit it harder the second time. They didn't loosen any bolts. The endura bumpers really gave them fits when they first came out. It took a while to find the right pry points, but pretty soon they figured out how to put a long metal bar into the radiator support injust the right spot to spring the whole front bumper. They used the 4x4 on them endura front ends once in a while. My friend Lee even saw a guy hit one so hard one of the headlights got knocked out and ended up on the floor.


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