Ferrari Mailing List: Re: How It's MAde

[jashburne (jashburne]

Cool! That would be interesting to see.



Thanks Larry!


John

-----Original Message-----
From: LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
To: jashburne [at] aol.com
Cc: 911/993/996 digest <911 [at] rennlist.org>; The FerrariList <ferrari [at] 
ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:46 pm
Subject: [Ferrari] How It's MAde




    Just caught most of a program called "How's It's Made" on the Discovery 
channel - as the name implies this program follows different things being 
manufactured.

    Today they followed a engine being created and assembled.  I missed the 
beginning so I didn't see what the engine would be used in but it was a V6 
with 4 cams(!!)  Everything was assembled by robots with the exceotion of 
the rear plate - a robot applied a sealant but a human put the rear plate in 
place and used a machine with 4 sockets spinning at once that tightened the 
bolts and torqued them..  Everything else was installed by robots - which 
really amazed me.  I've built a few engines and getting the crank and con 
rods lined up to mate was always a time consuming operation - as was the 
timing chain and related components --  for me anyway.  The robot indexed 
everything and the parts went together making it all look easy!

    Anyway ---- watching the machining of the crank followed by its 
balancing was really amazing - hopefully some of you Tivo'd it or maybe 
it'll air again.

Take care.
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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