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bpmcgee · 09-11-2006, 04:11 PM

It's called "Factory Assembly Manual" and that's exactly what it is -- the manual used at the factory to assemble the truck.

They were assembling 100 a day -- they didn't need elaborate instructions about inserting slot A in tab B -- they just got specific pictures to answer specific questions, like "How far from the door edge do drill the holes for that badge" or "with RPO 27Z, exactly how does the muffler bearing attach to the knutnen valve?"

It's a pretty great reference on obscure questions, but I agree _I_ couldn't use it to build a truck from scratch.

09-11-2006, 04:11 PM	#12
bpmcgee Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 2,181	Re: Factory Assembly Manual It's called "Factory Assembly Manual" and that's exactly what it is -- the manual used at the factory to assemble the truck. They were assembling 100 a day -- they didn't need elaborate instructions about inserting slot A in tab B -- they just got specific pictures to answer specific questions, like "How far from the door edge do drill the holes for that badge" or "with RPO 27Z, exactly how does the muffler bearing attach to the knutnen valve?" It's a pretty great reference on obscure questions, but I agree _I_ couldn't use it to build a truck from scratch.