Timeline block
Half a century on the Oak Flats workshop floor — Founded 1972, mandrel bender 1989, in-house dyno 2018, EV cert 2024, Mufflerpulse beta April 2026. Each event carries its own tone.
Timeline block is a reusable Oak Flats Muffler Men UI primitive with documented states, accessibility expectations, theme behavior, and implementation evidence.
Timeline block: Half a century on the Oak Flats workshop floor — Founded 1972, mandrel bender 1989, in-house dyno 2018, EV cert 2024, Mufflerpulse beta April 2026. Each event carries its own tone.
Oak Flats Mufflermen — half a century on the floor
- 1972 · year
Founded by Bill Fleuren
Two bays on the South Coast Highway, a hand-built bender, and a phone line that rang non-stop.
- 1989 · year
Mandrel bender installed
First mandrel in the Illawarra — full-radius bends with zero shell collapse.
- 2002 · year
Daniel Fleuren takes the keys
Second-generation handover. Daniel keeps Bill's notebook on the bench to this day.
- 2018 · year
In-house dyno commissioned
DynoJet 224x installed in Bay 4. Every cat-back swap leaves with a printed power graph.
- 2024 · year
EV high-voltage certification
Bay 5 fitted for HV-isolation work. First fleet contract: Endeavour Energy Hilux EVs.
- Apr 2026 · month
Mufflerpulse beta
Customer SMS pipeline goes live — quote acceptance up 38% in the first fortnight.
Oak Flats Mufflermen — half a century on the floor
- 1972 · year
Founded by Bill Fleuren
Two bays on the South Coast Highway, a hand-built bender, and a phone line that rang non-stop.
- 1989 · year
Mandrel bender installed
First mandrel in the Illawarra — full-radius bends with zero shell collapse.
- 2002 · year
Daniel Fleuren takes the keys
Second-generation handover. Daniel keeps Bill's notebook on the bench to this day.
- 2018 · year
In-house dyno commissioned
DynoJet 224x installed in Bay 4. Every cat-back swap leaves with a printed power graph.
- 2024 · year
EV high-voltage certification
Bay 5 fitted for HV-isolation work. First fleet contract: Endeavour Energy Hilux EVs.
- Apr 2026 · month
Mufflerpulse beta
Customer SMS pipeline goes live — quote acceptance up 38% in the first fortnight.
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