What were they doing in the factory on 01.04.81

[Neil_W]

Any ideas - sensible ones - to the meaning of the yellow wax pencil marks on the inside of the door [?]

[seven]

Huh!
We used to do things like that when I was working for Audi/Volkswagen in London [:I] Write words or messages inside the door panels or any panel for that matter, especially if the car was in the panelshop, sometimes it would be just a case of showing someone working with you how to spell a word or just plain acting the [:o)] [:D]. It has also been known to leave a repair date, what was done and who repaired the car, but for the more unscrupuloss (oops can't spell that word [;)]) repairer a naughty message was sometimes more devious. Mind you this wasn't done all the time, just every-once in a while.
Sometimes words were crayoned on panels and such like, (like the one in 01.04.81) as an identification on the production line shelves or abbreviations that sometimes spelled a word[?] But I may have to be stand corrected on that one [;)]


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[Cobber]

<font size="2"><font face="Comic Sans MS">Back when I was working at the Williamstown shipyard and we were building the HMAS Ballarat I did some less than flattering, Sexually explicit and slanderously compromising life size caricatures of various members of senior management on the inside of the hull, which were covered over with paneling. I wonder what anyone removing the paneling for repairs, refits or demolition will make of them. [:D]
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[john 215]

Hi,

As an apprentice at a BL dealership in the early 80's, I had a rattle from a ' B' post on a new SD1, after much searching found a nut suspended inside the 'B' post with a label on it saying " I bet it took you ages to find this !! " [:0][V]

When i stripped my DHC whilst doing converting to V8, i wrote on the bulkhead behind the dash my name and date!!

Cheers John



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1976 Speke FHC Beauty

1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)

1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6,ON THE ROAD NOW KICKING AR5E !!!!

[John Wood]

I stripped a DHC down a few years ago and found a couple of pages from the Sun newspaper stuffed in the B post. The date of the car matched with newspaper. Another bored production worker?

1975 TR7
1977 TR7 Sprint

[prlee]

I had a 5 year Montego Estate back in the mid 90's (don't laugh). It had this annoying noise, sounded like a golf ball rolling about in the floor crossmember, guess what it was - a golf ball rolling about in the crossmember.

When I found the golf ball I also found the remote petrol cap release lever which had not quite been fitted, probably cause the bracket was not in stock at time of build.

Pete
1981 Carmelian Red 2 litre DHC.
Polybush, KYB shocks, electric fan, electric windows and electronic ignition roller bearing struts and anti-dive kit - otherwise standard
1979 Pageant Blue Spitfire 1500 - some restoration in progress.

[letstorque]

Friend of mine had a Ford Escort in the 80s. He took the dash clocks out in order to clock the mileage. When he took it apart, a sticker inside greeted him that said, "Going back to GMT again are we?" [:)]

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Who is the randy Reindeer?

[Beans]

No wonder the British motor industry went bust [:p]

When I dismantled the DHC before its restoration a few years ago,
I found several (small) bolts in the sound deadening material in the foot wells.
At least they didn't make any funny noises [:D]


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[saabfast]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by letstorque</i>

Friend of mine had a Ford Escort in the 80s. He took the dash clocks out in order to clock the mileage. When he took it apart, a sticker inside greeted him that said, "Going back to GMT again are we?" [:)]
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The way I heard it the label said 'Oh no, not again!'


Alan
Saab 9000 Stg 1
Saab 9000 2.3 FPT Auto
Saab 9000 2.3 LPT Auto
'81 TR7 DHC

[john 215]

Hi,

The amount of loose screws, clips even tools etc that I use to find in new BL car's whilst doing PDI's ( Pre Delivery Inspection ) was amazing, at least a handfull on every car, must have cost BL a fortune over the years. Working for German manufactures now, VW and BMW, never found anything! Worst still it was not uncommon to find suspension, seat bolts ect loose [:0] I guess thats why you got 2 1/2 hours to carry out a PDI !!! it did improve over the years though. Although did PDI a MGF with complete blue trim one side and green the other side [:o)] !!

Cheers John


LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!

1976 Speke FHC Beauty

1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)

1982 2.0 DHC NOW A 4.6,ON THE ROAD NOW KICKING AR5E !!!!

[Beans]

Maybe the buyer(s) (a couple???) couldn't agree on the colour [:D]

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1981 TR7 FHC Sprint (better known as 't Kreng)</font id="blue">
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[seven]

Never never leave a camera in your car when it goes in for accident repair... Especially one with a film in it [:D] That was another trick we could do [;)]


Triumph TR7 DHC
Triumph 2.5 Estate
Bentley Eight
Renault Laguna Estate
Mercedes 320SLK
Jaguar X-Type Estate
Kawasaki GPZ

The car is unable to handle my driving capabilities

[trickyx12000]

if i recall correctly..... on the production line there was a slip man!!! who was able to do all the jobs on the line.. to fill in for toilet breaks or tea breaks etc..

as for things in the cars.. most of the guys were bored to deaf on the production lines, makes it a breeding ground for pactically jokes, be it the cars or a work mate, i could tell you some stories of what we as the maintantence guys would do. some of it was heading towards sadism!! if you showed any weakness or odd personality traits...

beside what everyone thinks about the workers at the factory... i never did production work but the guys thats that did worked bloody hard,, strikes.... i was there nearly 20 years and was never on strike or crossed a picket line. the strikes in the past, most were orchestrated by management when parts had run out! and a production worker can only as good as the management want him to be

if anyones got one of the first BMW mini's that was built at longbridge at the time when BMW pulled out,, i was told that the sills and every nook and cranny was fill with nuts and bolts.

is there not anyone on here who actually worked at triumph?