I try to keep it as parts manufacturing only, but sometimes building complete trucks goes hand and hand with that. On a regular year, we would only build 3 customers trucks start to finish, and roughly 600-700 control arm sets. Keep in mind, we also run a full service machine shop, with multipule cnc machines and water jet. We do a lot of university work as well. If there are any University of Michigan fans out there, we did the design and manufacturing of their new concession area in the foot ball stadium. We machined, cut, welded then specked the installation of the entire layout, and then they hired a contractor to install the work after we were done. It was pretty cool really, and they liked the job so much, that after this years basketball season, we will do that arena as well. We do a lot of stuff like that as well for various businesses or charitys.
I personally like working with the automotive side of the work more than anything, all ways have.
One of the recent vehicles we have been lucky to work on was a truck that is headed out to SEMA right now, its a true AWD chevy Trailblazer SS that lays body on 22s and still keeps all the AWD intact and functionable. We designed, prototyped and built the entire front suspensoin. Steering, spindles, upper arms, lower arms, bag placment and most of all the function ability, The truck had to lay body on the 22" wheels they wanted and still tuck inside the fenders, keep less than 3 degrees camber change throughout its suspension cycle. I had about a month into the design and prototypes, then another month into the final fabrication of the parts. All this time, i never had the truck here with me. I relied on photos and measurments, the truck was in arkansas the whole time.
We designed and built everything for this in house. The only thing that was purchased were the bolts for assembely, and the bearings, everything else was hand made.
Here is how it turned out:
