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COACHBUILDER

Kaimahi Hiko Waka


Introduction
 

Description

Coachbuilders make the frames and parts for special cars and commercial vehicles such as buses, vans, trucks and caravans.

[Welding]
A coachbuilder welding
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Hanga ai i nga anga me nga wahanga mo nga waka huarahi pera i nga tino waka huarahi me nga waka mahi pera i nga pahi, nga wakena, nga taraka me nga wakanoho.

Alternative Titles

  • Truck Builder
  • Vehicle Bodybuilder 


Tasks and Duties

Coachbuilders: 

  • discuss the product with the client 
  • prepare a quotation 
  • obtain the necessary materials 
  • draw up plans for the vehicle body 
  • cut and shape metal parts 
  • build the frame and fix it to the base 
  • assemble the other parts such as the floor, roof and side panels 
  • join these parts to the frame 
  • install the upholstery and the electrical wiring 
  • repair and replace parts 
  • ensures that hazardous substances are disposed of appropriately 
  • fit additional parts such as hydraulic lifts and refrigeration equipment to vehicle bodies.
"There's an increasing requirement for temperature-controlled distribution for food stuffs. So now we spend some of our time fitting refrigeration equipment."
Ian Capstick, Coachbuilder

  Words:
frame Rahmen
part Teil
special car Sonderfahrzeug
commercial vehicle Geschäftsfahrzeug
bus Omnibus
van hier: Lieferwagen
truck Lkw
caravan Wohnanhänger
body hier: Aufbau, Karosserie
client Kunde
to prepare vorbereiten
quotation Kostenvoranschlag
to obtain beschaffen, besorgen
to draw up zeichnen
to cut schneiden
to shape formen
to fix befestigen
base Basis, hier: Chassis, Fahrgestell
to assemble montieren
floor Boden
roof Dach
side panel Seitenwand
to join verbinden
hazardous gefährlich
substance Substanz, Stoff
to dispose of beseitigen
appropriately ordnungsgemäß
engine management system Motormanagementsystem
gearbox Schaltgetriebe
brake Bremse
to  fix in Ordnung bringen
instrument panel Armaturenbrett
speedometer Geschwindigkeitsmesser
tachometer Drehzahlmesser
fuel gauge Kraftstoffanzeiger
mobile entertainment system Unterhaltungselektronik-System im Auto
car security system Sicherheitssystem für das Auto
engine Motor
tune-up Tuning
bonnet Motorhaube
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