25 min fisher body assy..abodys and i saw some first gen camaro stuff

[Keith Seymore]

The other "future technology" they showed was dipping the scale plastic car body into a fluid filled tank.

By the time I started in Flint the ELPO tanks were installed and in use on both assembly lines.

That marks the only time I ever fell asleep at work (lol)

As a GMI student we rotated through the different areas of the plant, to get exposure and experience in all facets of the operation.

During my rotation through the paint shop I had to partner up with the guy that maintained the dip tanks, checking to make sure that the chemical composition remained in balance, etc. Admittedly, it was kind of boring, and the paint shop is very warm, and it was sort of a sedentary assignment....and the paint ....shop.......was............very ..................warm..........and ............zzzzzzzzzzzzz

When I woke up the guys were hovering very closely over me and I assume I was about to get pranked in some way. I'm not sure what they were up to but I was very careful to keep moving after that.

By the way, we still use the ELPO dip tank process. In fact, when H2's were built in Mishawaka they were tumbled end-over-end in order to ensure full coverage and to get all of the air bubbles out.


K