Wondering about a number on my core support.

[Curious Hound]

It blew my mind how much QC data gets collected in modern manufacturing.

At the transmission plant I retired from, a raw case casting was engraved with a serial number and bar code early in the machining process. After that, at EVERY freaking step the case number was recorded via barcode cameras, and the equipment would send the completed process data to the great gig in the sky. Hundreds of processes, right down to as it gets loaded into the truck for shipping. I shudder to think at the massive amount of data that's involved.

That was just for a transmission; I bet in the actual vehicle assembly it would be ten fold or a hundred fold in the amount of data that gets collected.

It's all about quality, conformity, liability and stuff like that. Not just to make sure every vehicle is perfect, but making sure it is built to the customer's order and built for the right market. Laws and regulations are different in different countries, so, building it wrong could actually make it illegal in the country it's going to. Itsmind-boggling. I have to take a product quality, conformity and liability class each year. And I'm just a maintenance tech in the paint shop.

I know that for every car we paint, it is documented when it was painted, which paint line it went through, what color paint, paint manufacturer, batch number, how much paint used, any anomalies during the paint process, and on and on and on.

 

[RobbieD]

I actually found the build sheet in my '84. It was stuffed in the springs under the bench seat. Unfortunately, it's pretty deteriorated, but I need to see if I can piece it back together. It looks just like what you posted.

I don't know; this one might be a lost cause:

But yes, build sheets were used for Rangers.

I'll have to look in my RPC (Ranger Porn Collection). I vaguely remember finding one under the carpet in my '94 SC Ranger.

 

[Brain75]

guess the PO of all the stuff I have touched has taken em... I've never had a brand new car in my possession.... the 07 didn't have anything under the seats or carpet (replaced the carpet), the 90 hasn't had em anywhere I have opened up.... feel like I have been all over doing a little electrical additions.

 

[RobbieD]

guess the PO of all the stuff I have touched has taken em... I've never had a brand new car in my possession.... the 07 didn't have anything under the seats or carpet (replaced the carpet), the 90 hasn't had em anywhere I have opened up.... feel like I have been all over doing a little electrical additions.

I don't think it was a rule that it had to stay in the car. I've read that on some of the old assembly lines there were trash cans towards the end of the line just for the build sheets.

When I tore the interior out of my B2 I went through everything with a fine-tooth comb looking for a build sheet, but it didn't have one. Bummer.

 

[Brain75]

I've also seen in the forum here someone said you can email ford and get it (the as built sheet)... but I couldn't figure out where or how much it would cost. I did find on the ford site that you can get the window sticker (manroney) for new vehicles, and for older they send you to manroneylabels.com

 

[Brain75]

@RobbieD Don't want to clog your new thread with a bunch of dumb questions so I will ask here and keep the new one to just tags only:
Do you want Junkyard tags? I assume only bother with ones that have a matching door tag /dash vin so there is some chance it is unmolested and not a pieces and parts mess.
Do you want anything newer than x generation? ( I have a '07 in the house but I bet they have totally different info as the detail level and what they want on it changes too much.

 

[RobbieD]

@RobbieD Don't want to clog your new thread with a bunch of dumb questions so I will ask here and keep the new one to just tags only:
Do you want Junkyard tags? I assume only bother with ones that have a matching door tag /dash vin so there is some chance it is unmolested and not a pieces and parts mess.
Do you want anything newer than x generation? ( I have a '07 in the house but I bet they have totally different info as the detail level and what they want on it changes too much.

Thanks, man but I'm up to my eyeballs with the junk that I've already collected. And, my RBV collection stops at 1994 models, so not much interest on my part in anything newer.

On the new thread I started, even a clear pic of a single tag only might be helpful. I had all the info on my trucks, so that's how I posted.

Anyone, and with anything, is most welcome to contribute to that thread. A clear tag pic and basic vehicle description would be great.

 

[JoshT]

@RobbieD Don't want to clog your new thread with a bunch of dumb questions so I will ask here and keep the new one to just tags only:
Do you want Junkyard tags? I assume only bother with ones that have a matching door tag /dash vin so there is some chance it is unmolested and not a pieces and parts mess.
Do you want anything newer than x generation? ( I have a '07 in the house but I bet they have totally different info as the detail level and what they want on it changes too much.

This is seems to be a everybody post what they have/find and lets see what comes of it type thing. Not so much one person's drive to discover and interpret the tags.

For sake of identifying common traits between tags codes and their vehicles, it is probably best if both the buck tag and its matching door tag are posted.

I'd say junk yard tags are welcome, especially if they have accompying door tags. The bigger the pool of data, the more likely the chance to spot patterns. I too intend to grab pictures of junkyard vehicle tags when I have the opportunity.

I imagine that these will be most relevant to earlier model rangers, the methods of tracking assemblies went more and more digital as the years progressed. That said, I'd imagine that any year is welcome as long as we know the year. Again, it would probably be best if the buck tags were posted with the accompanying warranty label (door tag). I understand some may be hesitant to post their full VIN number online. It would probably be ok if one wanted to blank out the first portion of their vin number, just leaving the serial number to show that the tags match.

 

[Brain75]

totally agreed (on adding junkyard tags - anything that adds more info to the database). This reminds me of the "49/50 VIN cutoff" thread on the classics section - Ford used 8xxxxx for 1948, 9xxxx for 1949, and you would have thought they would have continued(0xxxx), but 50 was just a run on on of 9xxxx.... there are tons of "vins" in that thread...

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