Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

"digitalmaster" <digitalmaster@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> reminds me of when I worked for a major airline.
> You get an assembly to repair.The assembly has 2 flanges,3
> pipes,and 2 flex joints.Looking at the part history you can see
> that the joints have been replaced 3 times,Both pipes once,and
> Both flanges twice.However it still carries the same serial
> number.Curiously we could not assemble new parts,but could change
> out 100% of the old parts with new parts????????

If you ask, they'll tell you they're "saving money". Of course your
time cost them triple the price of a new part but that's OK, it's from
a different budget. It's unbelievable how companies will waste money
shifting expenses so that some manager will look good.


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Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

"digitalmaster" <digitalmaster@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> reminds me of when I worked for a major airline.
> You get an assembly to repair.The assembly has 2 flanges,3
> pipes,and 2 flex joints.Looking at the part history you can see
> that the joints have been replaced 3 times,Both pipes once,and
> Both flanges twice.However it still carries the same serial
> number.Curiously we could not assemble new parts,but could change
> out 100% of the old parts with new parts????????

If you ask, they'll tell you they're "saving money". Of course your
time cost them triple the price of a new part but that's OK, it's from
a different budget. It's unbelievable how companies will waste money
shifting expenses so that some manager will look good.


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Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

"digitalmaster" <digitalmaster@bellsouth.net> wrote:

> reminds me of when I worked for a major airline.
> You get an assembly to repair.The assembly has 2 flanges,3
> pipes,and 2 flex joints.Looking at the part history you can see
> that the joints have been replaced 3 times,Both pipes once,and
> Both flanges twice.However it still carries the same serial
> number.Curiously we could not assemble new parts,but could change
> out 100% of the old parts with new parts????????

If you ask, they'll tell you they're "saving money". Of course your
time cost them triple the price of a new part but that's OK, it's from
a different budget. It's unbelievable how companies will waste money
shifting expenses so that some manager will look good.


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Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, digitalmaster wrote:

>> Like the old joke.. Honest, it's the EXACT SAME hatchet George
>> Washington used to cut down the cherry tree! We replace the handle 4
>> times and the head twice but it's the SAME HATCHET!


> reminds me of when I worked for a major airline.
> You get an assembly to repair.The assembly has 2 flanges,3 pipes,and 2 flex
> joints.Looking at the part history you can see that the joints have been
> replaced 3 times,Both pipes once,and Both flanges twice.However it still
> carries the same serial number.Curiously we could not assemble new parts,but
> could change out 100% of the old parts with new parts????????

That carries over into complete aircraft. You can obtain a vintage ID
plate and build a complete aircraft around it, the FAA will consider it to
be the original aircraft.


--
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that the extent of our American lunatic fringe had been underestimated."
Orson Wells on the reaction to the _War Of The Worlds_ broadcast.

Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, digitalmaster wrote:

>> Like the old joke.. Honest, it's the EXACT SAME hatchet George
>> Washington used to cut down the cherry tree! We replace the handle 4
>> times and the head twice but it's the SAME HATCHET!


> reminds me of when I worked for a major airline.
> You get an assembly to repair.The assembly has 2 flanges,3 pipes,and 2 flex
> joints.Looking at the part history you can see that the joints have been
> replaced 3 times,Both pipes once,and Both flanges twice.However it still
> carries the same serial number.Curiously we could not assemble new parts,but
> could change out 100% of the old parts with new parts????????

That carries over into complete aircraft. You can obtain a vintage ID
plate and build a complete aircraft around it, the FAA will consider it to
be the original aircraft.


--
"We began to realize, as we plowed on with the destruction of New Jersey,
that the extent of our American lunatic fringe had been underestimated."
Orson Wells on the reaction to the _War Of The Worlds_ broadcast.

Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, digitalmaster wrote:

>> Like the old joke.. Honest, it's the EXACT SAME hatchet George
>> Washington used to cut down the cherry tree! We replace the handle 4
>> times and the head twice but it's the SAME HATCHET!


> reminds me of when I worked for a major airline.
> You get an assembly to repair.The assembly has 2 flanges,3 pipes,and 2 flex
> joints.Looking at the part history you can see that the joints have been
> replaced 3 times,Both pipes once,and Both flanges twice.However it still
> carries the same serial number.Curiously we could not assemble new parts,but
> could change out 100% of the old parts with new parts????????

That carries over into complete aircraft. You can obtain a vintage ID
plate and build a complete aircraft around it, the FAA will consider it to
be the original aircraft.


--
"We began to realize, as we plowed on with the destruction of New Jersey,
that the extent of our American lunatic fringe had been underestimated."
Orson Wells on the reaction to the _War Of The Worlds_ broadcast.

Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, digitalmaster wrote:

>> Like the old joke.. Honest, it's the EXACT SAME hatchet George
>> Washington used to cut down the cherry tree! We replace the handle 4
>> times and the head twice but it's the SAME HATCHET!


> reminds me of when I worked for a major airline.
> You get an assembly to repair.The assembly has 2 flanges,3 pipes,and 2 flex
> joints.Looking at the part history you can see that the joints have been
> replaced 3 times,Both pipes once,and Both flanges twice.However it still
> carries the same serial number.Curiously we could not assemble new parts,but
> could change out 100% of the old parts with new parts????????

That carries over into complete aircraft. You can obtain a vintage ID
plate and build a complete aircraft around it, the FAA will consider it to
be the original aircraft.


--
"We began to realize, as we plowed on with the destruction of New Jersey,
that the extent of our American lunatic fringe had been underestimated."
Orson Wells on the reaction to the _War Of The Worlds_ broadcast.

Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:41:07 -0700, Lee Ayrton wrote
(in article <Pine.NEB.4.64.0707161539460.14963@panix3.panix.co m>):

> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, digitalmaster wrote:

>
> That carries over into complete aircraft. You can obtain a vintage ID
> plate and build a complete aircraft around it, the FAA will consider it to
> be the original aircraft.
>
>
>

I'd like to do that with my body,

Craig


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Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:41:07 -0700, Lee Ayrton wrote
(in article <Pine.NEB.4.64.0707161539460.14963@panix3.panix.co m>):

> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, digitalmaster wrote:

>
> That carries over into complete aircraft. You can obtain a vintage ID
> plate and build a complete aircraft around it, the FAA will consider it to
> be the original aircraft.
>
>
>

I'd like to do that with my body,

Craig


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Re: Ford GPW Jeep with machine gun mount (1943)
 

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:41:07 -0700, Lee Ayrton wrote
(in article <Pine.NEB.4.64.0707161539460.14963@panix3.panix.co m>):

> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, digitalmaster wrote:

>
> That carries over into complete aircraft. You can obtain a vintage ID
> plate and build a complete aircraft around it, the FAA will consider it to
> be the original aircraft.
>
>
>

I'd like to do that with my body,

Craig


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