Mar 11, 2024
This week’s key takeaway:
Converting the Ford F150 to RHD and adapting to the Aussie
market - with Tom Dohrmann
Episode intro:
On the show this week we celebrate an incredible feat of
Aussie engineering. The Ford F150 is driven off the line in Detroit
as a LHD, but once it hits the Australian market, it is a perfectly
converted RHD. Australia is the only place in the world that does
this, and our guest this week is one of the key people who makes it
happen. Tom Dohrmann is the Assistant Chief Programme Engineer for
the F150 conversion. He tells us how the conversion is done and
what you need to look out for if an F150 comes into your repair
shop.
In this week’s episode you will learn:
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How the F150 is as big as the iphone
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How the conversion is done
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How Ford Australia has driven the project
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What repairers need to look out for in the F150
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The impact of an aluminium chassis
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How the manual was adapted
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How to source parts
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What the F150 is like to drive
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Why car parking spaces need to catch up
Show links:
** RMA Group website: https://www.rmagroup.net/
** For F150 repair methods, go to: https://www.icarautomotive.com.au/
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