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How will Ford build the aluminum F-150?
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Aluminum bodies move down the line at the Solihull plant, top. Rivet guns, above left, take the place of spot welds. Above right, thin strips of adhesive are applied. A 2014 Range Rover uses 3,722 rivets and 187 yards of adhesive strip the width of a pencil.
April 28, 2014 05:00 AM
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