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I spent about an hour and a half with my eyes wide open taking the tour of the shop. And I swear it felt like it was 10 minutes to me. I could spend all day there watching the process and talking with Tom (but at some point he would probably either kick me out or put me to work :laughing:)...

In this area they also inspect each part that arrives to make sure it meets spec. This machine will press down into the metal so they can measure the hardness of the components. This is to verify it meets their requirements. The dimensions of each item are verified and if they are...

Next Tom walked me down a few doors to another unit that he uses for storage, receiving, testing, and to verify the quality of arriving parts before they are moved to the factory. There are many shelves packed tall and wide with all the parts required to keep the factory rolling...

Next station is the paint. Every time I walked by there were different drivelines being painted, so I took a few photos After this the joints are greased so they are ready to install. Wrapped in plastic to keep the box and your hands clean when it arrives to your door, put...

The next station was cool too. Their state of the art balancer spins the driveline so it can be balanced perfectly. Tom put the heat on the employee there to "test how he was doing". The moment I was there they did not have a driveline that needed to be balanced so Tom pulled a...

This little guy was cool. Tom said that the shop used to get very smoky and nasty from all the welding that was going on. A new hood and vent system was going to be close to $18,000 :eek2: Then he found this. It looks and acts like a shop vac. The coolest part was it is...

At the next station the tubes and ends are assembled and welded together. First they are lined up and pressed with a huge hydraulic press (notice the flexible hose above the table, I show what it is used for in the next post) Being pressed Tapped into place and verified that it...

From there Tom walked me through the driveline process. When the order is called in very simple notes that every employee can understand and read quickly and accurately are taken. In one short line they write the type of shaft, the diameter, the yokes to install and length. Those notes then...

Tom was very friendly and welcoming. He immediately invited me into the front office and introduced me to the two employees who work mostly there. You know when you can tell when someone has respect for another person? Well you can tell that Tom has a lot of respect for each of his...

I went on the coolest field trip today. I called Tom Woods the other day to ask if I could come up and chat, take some photos and make a field trip out of it. He welcomed me right up, and even said he would turn his underwear inside out so it was just like wearing a clean pair again :rofl...

Get your computer into "safe mode" then try the virus scan again. to get into safe mode you have to press F8 right as windows starts to load. Usually I will start pressing F8 every second or sooner while it is still in the bios to try to catch it. Once in safe mode everything will work...

Check with your ISP, but some will give you free anti virus programs. Comcast is one that offers it free http://security.comcast.net/

Happy Birthday!

I missed a few photos. There has been some work done to the YJ as well. In a similar theme to the FJ that is going on, this is really a cool blend of buggy and full body together The sheet metal was removed (that is inside passengers side) Then a replacement was made using new metal...

:D That is what Von told me when I was there today. So what is the story behind this one? Have you owned it for years, and just wanted to own the ultimate trail rig? You are from Wyoming? Will this be street legal up there? What are the plans for it? I am very jealous, I can't...

Hey wizziecutter what do you know about this FJ?? :p Welcome to RME!

I walked the perimiter this time and took some photos of some of the tools. Iron worker. This is part of the reason they can get custom parts and brakets made so fast when it would take me hours at home to get the right shape. They knock it out in a few mintues with this Giant lathe...

The buggy has made a little progress as well. I noticed some work done to the cage, and the engine bay area to give it some protection and add a stylish FJish grill. Very cool. There is many hours put into this to give it the arch, speed holes and perfect fit.

Took a few more photos today. I swear I am like a kid in a candy store when I go there and I notice more things each time. The rock race buggy had been moved out and Von's dirt bike had been moved into the show room The DOM coffee table is cool How many people have a...

That is where there rear bumper attaches and the rear cage ties in. L With more suspension movement one of the tub supports was notched and reinforced to allow the driveline to pass. Very clean and well finished work. Photo makes me dizzy looking at it. But this was...