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mitch96

(15,921 posts)
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 08:56 AM Wednesday

A 17 min vid on how a Toyota RAV 4 is built... I thought it was pretty cool.

Especially the exo skeleton to help lift heavy body parts...
I must admit it seems like a Toyota advert

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A 17 min vid on how a Toyota RAV 4 is built... I thought it was pretty cool. (Original Post) mitch96 Wednesday OP
Sure is a lot different assembly line than Old Crank Friday #1
It would have been better if it was done lie they do it on the TV show How It's Made LogDog75 8 hrs ago #2

Old Crank

(7,488 posts)
1. Sure is a lot different assembly line than
Fri Jul 10, 2026, 05:44 AM
Friday

From the eta of body on chassis cars.

I would have been nicer to see the flow and how they come together instead of jumping around so much.

LogDog75

(1,502 posts)
2. It would have been better if it was done lie they do it on the TV show How It's Made
Sat Jul 11, 2026, 11:11 PM
8 hrs ago

Every Sunday morning I watch a couple of episodes of How It's Made on the Science Channel. They take an item and shows the steps it takes to make it. What I find fascinating about the show is the engineering of the machines that make the individual parts and the machines and people who assemble the parts into a finished product.

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