Siheyuan: Heavy Industry Revitalizes the Country

After entertaining these engineers from Shuimu.

Fang Xiang's work became busy again.

We contacted Luobo and local steel mills and processing plants to customize a batch of spare parts.

Apart from the gearbox and engine, he plans to make the other parts himself.

Except for the beams, of course.

With the arrival of Cao Tianwei, the equipment in the factory was started up, tested and adjusted one by one.

The raw materials have also been purchased as planned.

Although there are only a few senior technicians at level 6 and 7 in the factory, there are no level 8 ones at all.

The precision of hand-rubbed parts is a little lower, but you can't just put it off and not do it.

We did it right after New Year's Day in 1967.

The trial production of almost all parts for the Dongfanghong 665 and 213 jeeps was completed.

At this time, Daliang had not yet begun to suppress.

Although this was expected, it has slowed down the pace of the prototype car after all.

Now the Dongfanghong heavy truck is waiting for the beam, and the workers cannot just sit there doing nothing.

The relatively simple Jeep 213 is ahead in progress.

They simply started assembling it, and after a few days of trial and error, the first 213 jeep rolled off the assembly line.

Subsequently, the efficiency of the workers and engineers who became more skilled also increased.

The twenty customized jeeps were finally in place before the Spring Festival.

"Brother Cao, what do you think?"

Fang Xiang looked at the twenty brand new 213 jeeps parked in the open air and looked at Cao Tianwei.

"It doesn't matter what I think. You are the primary person responsible. You have to think about it."

Cao Tianwei couldn't let go of the jeep and turned back to wink at Fang Xiang.

“When we tested the engine, we found that the fuel consumption was very high.

It is at least 10% higher than when it was manufactured by BAIC.

All the fuel-saving work done in the past was basically wasted.

But anyway, the car is finally built, right? "

At this time, some people had already started running around the test site.

“It’s cold at this time, so it’s only natural that the engine’s fuel consumption is high.

Maybe the weather is getting warmer, so the fuel consumption may go down.”

Cao Tianwei looked at the car starting to run and felt eager to try it.

When he was in Shuimu before, he had practiced driving for a while, but he didn't get a driver's license.

"Want to try?"

Fang Xiang could see that Cao Tianwei was itching to try, so he suggested with a smile.

"Then try it."

Cao Tianwei was not polite either. The 213 jeep he built this time felt different from the one he built before at BAIC.

Almost all the parts were built bit by bit right under his nose.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it was assembled by hand.

Of course, it is not quite the same as the feeling of seeing the finished product directly at BAIC.

He immediately opened a jeep and got in.

Fang Xiang also sat in the passenger seat.

“Boom boom…”

As the key turned, the engine roared to life.

Fang Xiang frowned when he heard the voice.

His car is 213-A, produced by BAIC.

After driving for thousands of kilometers, I'm already very familiar with it.

Just from the startup sound, you can tell that it's different.

As the idle speed gradually stabilized, Cao Tianwei shifted gears and started.

Fang wanted to pay full attention to every detail.

Wait until Cao Tianwei ran a few laps happily.

“It feels so good!

By the way, can you give me one too?"

There was no way to hide the smile on Cao Tianwei's face.

It seems that he can't let go of the 213 he is sitting on.

"By the way, Senior Brother Cao, do you think it's different from the 213 made by Beijing Auto?"

Fang Xiang did not directly answer Cao Tianwei's question, but asked him about his feelings.

"If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have thought of it...

There are indeed some differences.

First of all, there was the sound and vibration of the engine, but I'm not sure if it was because the water temperature hadn't risen.

Then, it's a bit awkward when shifting gears.

Maybe it's not run-in?

The rest... I can’t tell the difference...”

Cao Tianwei was stunned for a moment and expressed his feelings.

“It’s completely warmed up now.

Senior Brother Cao, do you want to run a few more laps?"

Fang Xiang nodded, thinking that what Cao Tianwei said made sense.

There are indeed some differences between a car that is warmed up and one that is not warmed up, and between a car that has been run-in and one that has not been run-in.

After all, this was the 60s, and there was no such thing as a 21st century that didn't require adjustment.

Due to problems with technology and processing accuracy, the engine, gearbox and some mechanical parts.

There are still a lot of burrs and slight tolerances.

This is why many older drivers have the habit of running in their vehicles and driving on the highway.

"Okay, run a few more laps!"

Cao Tianwei didn't waste any time and drove the car at full speed.

After a while, the three laps were completed.

"Take it apart and see?"

After Cao Tianwei stopped the car, he tilted his head and thought for a while, then asked.

"Yeah, that's what I mean too."

Fang wanted to laugh. He didn't expect that Senior Brother Cao had the same idea as him.

“Okay, wait for the other cars and dismantle them together.

For a single vehicle, there are probably fewer problems to be found.”

Cao Tianwei got out of the car, took out a cigarette and lit it.

His eyes were fixed on the other vehicles still running in the field.

"Brother Cao, how is it?"

"Brother Cao, have we succeeded?"

"Brother Cao, can we get a car?"

"Brother Cao, can you sell these cars?"

As Fang Xiang and Cao Tianwei returned to the sidelines, a group of Shuimu engineers surrounded them.

Everyone started asking questions.

"What are you thinking about? This is a prototype car, used for experiments!

"I just took a quick look at the eight characters, and you think so much about it?"

Cao Tianwei is a man who knows what's going on and will not attack his fellow junior brothers in public.

I made a conclusion about these cars with a smile.

"Mr. Fang, is this true?"

"Engineer Fang, now that the car is built, shall we equip it?"

"That's right, since we built our own car, there should be some special treatment, right?"

Seeing that Cao Tianwei, who had always been close to them, was now a little uncooperative, these engineers turned to Fang Xiang.

Unlike Cao Tianwei, Fang Xiang spends most of his time in the office drawing pictures.

Occasionally visit the workshop to check on progress.

Cao Tianwei, however, stayed with them every day.

Moreover, it was Cao Tianwei who brought them here from Shuimu.

Psychologically, one naturally wants to be more intimate.

"Okay!

It’s just a car allocation, no big problem.

However, these are all experimental vehicles, so we still need to take them apart and take a look.

Find the problem and solve the problem.

It will not be too late to match it later when it can be mass-produced."

Fang Xiang also made a promise to them with a smile.

After a while, the sample cars running in the field stopped one after another.

The engineers also gathered around with pens and paper.

Start asking drivers about their feelings and problems.

“Let’s dismantle 5 or 6 of these vehicles.

The other cars, I have to use as favors.”

Watching everyone getting busy, Fang wanted to lean over and whisper something to Cao Tianwei.

"As a favor? These cars? Don't wait until the problem is solved?"

Cao Tianwei, who was about to go forward to check, hesitated and stopped when he heard Fang Xiang's words.

“Well, I have only run a few kilometers today.

It would be such a waste to tear it all down.

Not to mention the heavy machinery factory and diesel internal combustion engine factory next door.

They are our sister company and they helped us make engines and gearboxes.

He agreed immediately without wasting any time.

We also need to learn how to be human beings.

As for the Prefectural Committee, we have separated ourselves from YTO.

There are already a lot of complaints about the delay.

If we don't maintain good relations with the prefectural committee, we will probably have a lot of difficulties in the future.

Besides, giving it to them is also helping us do testing, right?

Let's take a step back. The New Year is coming soon, right? It's not embarrassing to show off these cars.

By the way, I'll apply for a batch of driver's licenses for you guys.

what do you think? "

Fang Xiang looked at the lively venue and expressed his thoughts.

"Okay! You're the chief engineer, you have the final say.

Speaking of which, Professor Xu is right, you always bring me new surprises.

I couldn't imagine what you said just now...

I only know how to do technology, but I don’t know anything about the ways of the world! ”

Cao Tianwei looked at Fang Xiang in surprise.

At first, he had some opinions about Fang Xiang's words.

But as Fang Xiang finished speaking, he lowered his head and began to think deeply.

Thinking of what Professor Xu had told me before, I immediately realized my problem.

"Well, I can only say that you are purer than me.

I am not innocent anymore!"

Fang Xiang smiled and patted Cao Tianwei on the shoulder.

Then sighed.