Chapter 348 Building an F1 Engine (Part 2)

"What else can I do?" Guo Tailai was not surprised to hear that Zhao Xiangbei said that many people were waiting for him, and he quickly replied: "McLaren is in the UK, it's agreed, go and help them build one." engine."

"Build one?" Zhao Xiangbei curled his lips: "What is that enough for?"

"F1 engine!" Guo Tailai replied angrily, "It's enough for them to run for a stop or two."

Guo Tailai suddenly heard a sound of falling on the phone, and after a while he heard Zhao Xiangbei's voice again: "You help McLaren build the F1 engine?"

Before knowing that McLaren wanted to cooperate, Zhao Xiangbei thought it was just a cooperation in processing. After all, it is normal for Guo Tailai to hand-build a car. Only now do I know that it was actually an F1 engine. Has anyone in Huaxia made an F1 engine before?

China's automobile industry, not to mention the manufacture of F1 engines, even ordinary engines, most of them can only be imported now. There are also domestically produced ones, but some key components still need to be imported and assembled. Suddenly, there is a news about making an F1 engine. I don’t know what kind of sensation it will cause!

"Isn't it just an engine?" Guo Tailai didn't take it too seriously: "How difficult can it be to process it according to someone else's design?"

When Zhao Xiangbei heard this, he thought about it, and it was really not difficult for Guo Tailai: "Then why are you calling?"

"I'm applying for a visa. Don't you have any contact with the embassy here? Uncle Zhao, won't you say hello for me?" Guo Tailai's tone softened immediately, as if begging for help.

"I went to the British embassy to apply for a visa! How can I say hello to you?" Zhao Xiangbei was speechless for a while: "There is someone from McLaren to help you, so do you still need to say hello?"

"Oh, that's right!" Guo Tailai slapped his head, and he got used to asking Zhao Xiangbei to help with these visa and passport matters, and completely forgot about it. Suddenly remembered something, and said to Zhao Xiangbei: "Uncle Zhao, please help me get a pass to Xiangjiang! When I go back, I will pass by Xiangjiang."

"This is easy!" Zhao Xiangbei agreed without hesitation. He couldn't help him when he went to England, but he had no problem going to Xiangjiang, and he didn't ask Guo Tailai what he was doing when he passed Xiangjiang. Now Zhao Xiangbei is still thinking about telling a few people about Guo Tailai's manufacturing of the F1 engine.

Of course, Zhao Xiangbei will definitely not tell those people that he just made an engine according to the design, but that Guo Tailai participated in the design of the new F1 engine of the McLaren team. With this halo, people in China who dare to take Guo Tailai's idea will shrink back a lot, right? Damn, I have to pull the tiger skin of foreigners, what a loser. It's a pity that Fatty doesn't intend to join the military industry system, otherwise, how about giving those people a hundred courage and dare not treat Fatty?

It will take a few days for the company's people to handle the financial affairs of the leather bag company. Guo Tailai wants to bring all the money back to China for investment, and of course he can't stay in Germany. At any rate, you can wear the cloak of foreign investment when you go back, and you can also enjoy various discounts.

In the past few days, Guo Tailai planned to go directly to McLaren to make the agreed engine first. It's just an engine, and it doesn't take much time for Guo Tailai. He happened to pass by Xiangjiang on his way back. Chu Fei said that the jewelry design competition will be at the beginning of next month.

With McLaren coming forward, going to the UK was not too easy. Guo Tailai and Long Fei's visa issues were easily resolved. Accompanied by a female employee, the plane flew directly to London. After getting off the plane, a luxurious Rolls-Royce picked up Guo Tailai, and then went straight to Woking, the headquarters of McLaren.

It was the first time for Guo Tailai to take a Rolls-Royce. This luxury car, which is said to be purely handcrafted, is usually used by dignitaries. In the car, Guo Tailai felt the luxurious and comfortable texture of Rolls-Royce, thinking in his heart, when will he build a luxurious and comfortable big car for himself.

It's a pity that privately built cars in China cannot be licensed and cannot be used on the road. If you want to play, you can only go abroad. well!

McLaren seems to attach great importance to this cooperation with Guo Tailai. When Guo Tailai arrived, he arranged a grand reception ceremony. The managers and technical directors of the McLaren team all went out to greet them face to face, giving enough face.

After resting overnight in the luxury hotel arranged by the McLaren headquarters, Guo Tailai visited the McLaren headquarters the next day. After visiting the production line, learning about the history of McLaren, the sports cars produced in different years, and the achievements of the team over the years, Guo Tailai was invited to a dust-free workshop that had been carefully prepared.

This clean room was requested by Guo Tailai. It is quite normal for high-precision manufacturing to require a clean room. Since Guo Tailai promised McLaren to make a high-precision engine, he wanted to let McLaren see his superb processing ability on this engine.

The cooperation between Guo Tailai and McLaren not only attaches great importance to this cooperation between McLaren, but also Mercedes-Benz, and specially sent representatives to come here. As soon as Guo Tailai's engine is finished, it will be put on the line for testing. The materials have already been prepared, just waiting for Guo Tailai to start work.

Guo Tailai carefully read the design drawings outside, confirmed all the materials marked on the drawings, and communicated with the Mercedes-Benz technicians in detail, and then prepared to enter the workshop with Long Fei. Long Fei is responsible for laying hands, and Guo Tailai makes it by hand.

"Are you sure you don't want to use a lathe?" Seeing that Guo Tailai didn't even need a lathe, the technicians from McLaren and Mercedes-Benz almost thought Guo Tailai was a liar. Whether it is processing pistons or cylinders, don't you need to use a lathe? How to punch? How to ensure roundness? How to ensure concentricity?

Guo Tailai raised his hands with a smile, and pointed at them without saying a word. But the female employee who came with Guo Tailai said directly and proudly in English: "Our boss has always made it by hand, and a set of fitter tools is enough."

The clean room has glass windows, and everyone can see Guo Tailai's actions from the outside. Seeing Guo Tailai file and file the semi-finished materials, everyone was speechless for a while. Can manual processing achieve the accuracy of high-precision machine tools?

Half an hour later, the first piston was sent out by Long Fei. The two measurers from McLaren and Mercedes-Benz who had been waiting impatiently stepped forward immediately, carefully took the piston from Long Fei who was wearing gloves, put it on the table, and carefully measured it.

After just a few data, the two surveyors couldn't help but look at each other, and they all saw the gradual surprise in each other's eyes.