F-150 Repair Kit
Ford F-150 repair panel kits $8,500 per kit! :) :W
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Donnoh wrote:
I work for Alcoa and my plant is currently starting up a new mill to support automotive products. We just had a large contingent of GM folks come through to look at our capabilities and Ford has asked us to ramp up our production two months sooner to help meet demands.
For some reason the beer can argument doesn't seem to support the facts. The industry is moving that way and yeah I wouldn't buy a truck made with beer can alloy either, but 5000 and 6000 series alloy is some seriously hard stuff. If you guys only knew what went into making it.
Donnoh,
Thanks for sharing... Aside from the joke that Don intended, most here (including myself) don't have the technical knowledge of this material that is being used on these new trucks. Because of this most people relate to aluminum to their experience hence the aluminum beer cans.- This morning I was scouting around the deer camp with my son and I found a "Lone Star" beer can out in the woods. This can was the type that had the removable spout that was discarded so it had to be from the '70's. The printing was still on this can and actually quite legible (except for a few shotgun pellet holes) for being outside for maybe ~40 years.
I was actually pretty impressed and it reminded me of Don's thread so I thought I would share this. - I work for Alcoa and my plant is currently starting up a new mill to support automotive products. We just had a large contingent of GM folks come through to look at our capabilities and Ford has asked us to ramp up our production two months sooner to help meet demands.
For some reason the beer can argument doesn't seem to support the facts. The industry is moving that way and yeah I wouldn't buy a truck made with beer can alloy either, but 5000 and 6000 series alloy is some seriously hard stuff. If you guys only knew what went into making it. trail-explorer wrote:
midnightsadie wrote:
... body puddy ...
What is puddy?
I think he is a character on Seinfeld.FishOnOne wrote:
wing_zealot wrote:
The posters name should give you a clue. He hasn't yet responded to me though on how to fix the big azz rust holes in the dodges.
The repair process is actually fairly simple... You trade that truck in with the big azz rust hole in for a new truck.
Actually the holes get fixed the same way the Fords and Chevys do......FishOnOne wrote:
That's exactly how I fixed my Dodge, traded it in for a Ford. When the salesman asked me how I kept the doors closed, I showed him my bungy cord. I told him water getting inside wasn't a problem, I installed floor drains. He ended up telling me to just keep my trade in and he'd give me another $1,000.00 if he didn't have to bother with it.wing_zealot wrote:
The posters name should give you a clue. He hasn't yet responded to me though on how to fix the big azz rust holes in the dodges.
The repair process is actually fairly simple... You trade that truck in with the big azz rust hole in for a new truck.midnightsadie wrote:
... body puddy ...
What is puddy?dodge guy wrote:
Years ago everyone laughed when they started to use aluminum cylinder heads, now everyone does. then they started laughing at aluminum blocks, a good majority are using aluminum blocks now! now everyone is laughing at an aluminum body! guess what everyone will be going to aluminum body`s. infact a lot of manuf have been using aluminum body panels for at least 10 years!
Longer than that... Half-ton Fords have had aluminum hoods since the 1997 model year. A handful of vehicles were around with 'em before that.
But nobody has made three quarters of a million all-aluminum vehicles in a year. The technology involved in doing so on that scale is astounding!!- OMG it was a joke post you clowns. As far as the rust comment I wouldn't know, none of my Rams ever had any rust. Here is a clue though....wash and wax your vehicle and maybe it won't rust.
Mod fell free To delete this thread since the cry baby's on here can't take a joke.
