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jam4travel

Production Time Frames
« on: April 18, 2018, 09:34:54 am »
I'm having a Phoenix Cruiser 3100 4X4 built.  For those of you who have recently had a Phoenix Cruiser built would you share with everyone how long the build process took.

How long did it take from the time your unit when on the production line until it was ready for pickup?

If you had a full paint job done on your rig, how long did that process take?

Thank you in advance!!

John
« Last Edit: April 18, 2018, 11:46:56 am by jam4travel »

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Re: Production Time Frames
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2018, 10:09:27 am »
Madonna and I ordered our 2552 at the beginning of January. We ordered just about every option imaginable, including full paint. We were in paint, from what I can tell, about 5 weeks. We're waiting for the call to schedule delivery. Don't know if the flooding in Elkhart slowed the paint process (off-site) down. Good luck!

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Re: Production Time Frames
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2018, 11:37:46 am »
We ordered November 1 and picked up March 8 if that helps.  The factory line moves fairly well but they rely on outside contractors for some things.  And those shops are doing work for others as well so PC is at their mercy.

Paint shop is one and I was told it can take from 2 to 7 weeks depending on the shop's backlog.

The frame stretch is also done outside (I think)

The 4x4 is done at quigley and that can take any amount of time.  I read recently they have around 600 on the lot to do.  Not sure where your's is or if that has changed since the post I read.

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Re: Production Time Frames
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2018, 01:25:28 pm »
We ordered a 2552 stretched with full body paint.  The chasis was entering the shop October 9 (not sure if it had been extended at that point) and received the email it was finished January 29, 2018.  During that time the plant was closed for two weeks for the Christmas Holiday.  We were told that full body paint could take as long as 4 weeks.

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Re: Production Time Frames
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2018, 11:05:00 pm »
We ordered November 1 and picked up March 8 if that helps.  The factory line moves fairly well but they rely on outside contractors for some things.  And those shops are doing work for others as well so PC is at their mercy.

Paint shop is one and I was told it can take from 2 to 7 weeks depending on the shop's backlog.

The frame stretch is also done outside (I think)

The 4x4 is done at quigley and that can take any amount of time.  I read recently they have around 600 on the lot to do.  Not sure where your's is or if that has changed since the post I read.
jatrax has it right.  As I understand it....

1) All paintwork is done by a paint shop in Elkhart.  I don't know about decals.
2) Frame stretching and reduction is done by a company certified by Ford, also located in Elkhart.  That is all they do.
3) All 4x4 conversions are done by Quigley located in Manchester, PA.

Everything else is built in-house including frame extensions behind the rear axle, and the vacu-bonded wall sections.
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Re: Production Time Frames
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2018, 01:35:11 pm »
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and the vacu-bonded wall sections.
Ron, I'm not sure that is true anymore.  I was told they used to do them in house but now have them done elsewhere.  When we were there they had a number of wall sections in stock with markings on them that indicated they were just delivered.  That is not definitive but I remember being surprised when we discussed the wall sections at the factory.  The equipment to make those seemed larger and more complicated than a shop the size of Phoenix could have.  But I could be wrong.

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« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2018, 01:48:39 pm »
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and the vacu-bonded wall sections.
Ron, I'm not sure that is true anymore.  I was told they used to do them in house but now have them done elsewhere.  When we were there they had a number of wall sections in stock with markings on them that indicated they were just delivered.  That is not definitive but I remember being surprised when we discussed the wall sections at the factory.  The equipment to make those seemed larger and more complicated than a shop the size of Phoenix could have.  But I could be wrong.

Interesting jatrax!

My memory is cloudy on this.  When we were last there 1.5 years ago, I thought I seen a panel laying on a huge table in a vacu-bond bag, in the curing process.  Maybe things have changed since then.  And then again, maybe I just "thought" they were making wall panels.  Maybe they were repairing or modifying a panel on-site.
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Re: Production Time Frames
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2018, 01:54:47 pm »
Or maybe they make some and farm out the others.  I've no idea for sure.  But I do remember that big table and there were panel sections on it.  Did not pay attention to whether those were different than the ones in the rack though.

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Re: Production Time Frames
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2018, 02:45:41 pm »
For our highly customized 2552, ordered at the beginning of January 2018, delivery is now May 14 2018. So, roughly 4 1/2 months.