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08-28-13, 08:44 PM
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this time though the power supply failed
i did spend an hour this morning looking at lada jokes, and maybe re purposing them to be microsoft jokes, but no luck. the Lada is the car the british make fun of, btw.
08-28-13, 08:56 PM
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08-29-13, 08:29 AM
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I've had the following requests/responses:
"Do you mind paying for half the shipping cost?" - On a FREE item
"I personally saw the delivery guy throw the box at my door" and expecting some sort of refund for the "damage parts" - All on a WELL packed fiber glass pod?
"The I want it for sure, I will paypal you two weeks from now when I get paid... only to never hear back from them" - This on a less than a $100 item
Haven't dealt much with FD owners, but man FB owners are just as bad as FC owners
^^^ This and effin this!!
BTW - What lip are you talking about? I am debating wheter fixing the shine odula thats all busted on my fc, get another one, or run no lip!
08-29-13, 10:05 AM
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knofs- I was selling what some called a demonspeed lip, it was $200 or so WITH SHIPPING.
Keep in mind the custom boxes cost me almost $9 each and the shipping between 25-30.
Time to make the lip, then box it up- just packing it up takes about 20 minutes.
So really whats the profit for me? NONE, you need mexicans in sweat shops making it or guys in China to turn any profit. Then to top it off I get a guy here and there who cant figure out how to bolt it on their 25+ year old car and complain. I sold about 15 of them 3 guys had difficulty installing- its not the part its the guy installing it and the car he is installing it on
Keep in mind the custom boxes cost me almost $9 each and the shipping between 25-30.
Time to make the lip, then box it up- just packing it up takes about 20 minutes.
So really whats the profit for me? NONE, you need mexicans in sweat shops making it or guys in China to turn any profit. Then to top it off I get a guy here and there who cant figure out how to bolt it on their 25+ year old car and complain. I sold about 15 of them 3 guys had difficulty installing- its not the part its the guy installing it and the car he is installing it on
08-29-13, 10:20 AM
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08-29-13, 11:47 AM
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not necessarily. CAD and CAM just make things much more simple and relatively more repeatable with less variance.
but you can still make pieces by hand, people have done it for centuries before. the problem also with automation is quality control, which seems to be nonexistent these days.
everything i do is by hand with the exception of some items which are just too difficult like rotor lightening, rotor milling and small intricate designs which the CNC router just makes simple. i could do them by hand still but the time wouldn't be worth the cost.
but you can still make pieces by hand, people have done it for centuries before. the problem also with automation is quality control, which seems to be nonexistent these days.
everything i do is by hand with the exception of some items which are just too difficult like rotor lightening, rotor milling and small intricate designs which the CNC router just makes simple. i could do them by hand still but the time wouldn't be worth the cost.
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not necessarily. CAD and CAM just make things much more simple and relatively more repeatable with less variance.
but you can still make pieces by hand, people have done it for centuries before. the problem also with automation is quality control, which seems to be nonexistent these days.
everything i do is by hand with the exception of some items which are just too difficult like rotor lightening, rotor milling and small intricate designs which the CNC router just makes simple. i could do them by hand still but the time wouldn't be worth the cost.
but you can still make pieces by hand, people have done it for centuries before. the problem also with automation is quality control, which seems to be nonexistent these days.
everything i do is by hand with the exception of some items which are just too difficult like rotor lightening, rotor milling and small intricate designs which the CNC router just makes simple. i could do them by hand still but the time wouldn't be worth the cost.
as far as actual parts go we're hoping to use as much off the shelf stuff as possible. actually if the FC didn't have a weird ball joint, you could maybe use an FD spindle and either FD or miata upper arm, and make some simple brackets and be done
08-29-13, 12:26 PM
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i understand, but the forces present aren't dramatic that a triangulated tube frame wouldn't do the job of.
it of course would be the most simple for camber angles but might even be more work than worth. if it were me i would place the lower arm joints in the same spot but make them adjustable with cams like most modern cars have. now, a double wishbone would require more measuring, even for a CAD design, regardless if it was manually or electronically designed.
BUT, how would you fit a double wishbone to an FC without chopping the whole strut tower to cheese is the question.
it of course would be the most simple for camber angles but might even be more work than worth. if it were me i would place the lower arm joints in the same spot but make them adjustable with cams like most modern cars have. now, a double wishbone would require more measuring, even for a CAD design, regardless if it was manually or electronically designed.
BUT, how would you fit a double wishbone to an FC without chopping the whole strut tower to cheese is the question.
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08-29-13, 12:34 PM
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i understand, but the forces present aren't dramatic that a triangulated tube frame wouldn't do the job of.
it of course would be the most simple for camber angles but might even be more work than worth. if it were me i would place the lower arm joints in the same spot but make them adjustable with cams like most modern cars have. now, a double wishbone would require more measuring, even for a CAD design, regardless if it was manually or electronically designed.
BUT, how would you fit a double wishbone to an FC without chopping the whole strut tower to cheese is the question.
it of course would be the most simple for camber angles but might even be more work than worth. if it were me i would place the lower arm joints in the same spot but make them adjustable with cams like most modern cars have. now, a double wishbone would require more measuring, even for a CAD design, regardless if it was manually or electronically designed.
BUT, how would you fit a double wishbone to an FC without chopping the whole strut tower to cheese is the question.
08-29-13, 12:38 PM
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hell, it could be easier to just cut the front of the car off and tube frame everything, like most real race cars do.
that avoids all the hassle of trying to rework old metal to accept new suspension, it also gives a hell of a lot more room to work with.
that avoids all the hassle of trying to rework old metal to accept new suspension, it also gives a hell of a lot more room to work with.
08-29-13, 02:06 PM
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knofs- I was selling what some called a demonspeed lip, it was $200 or so WITH SHIPPING.
Keep in mind the custom boxes cost me almost $9 each and the shipping between 25-30.
Time to make the lip, then box it up- just packing it up takes about 20 minutes.
So really whats the profit for me? NONE, you need mexicans in sweat shops making it or guys in China to turn any profit. Then to top it off I get a guy here and there who cant figure out how to bolt it on their 25+ year old car and complain. I sold about 15 of them 3 guys had difficulty installing- its not the part its the guy installing it and the car he is installing it on
Keep in mind the custom boxes cost me almost $9 each and the shipping between 25-30.
Time to make the lip, then box it up- just packing it up takes about 20 minutes.
So really whats the profit for me? NONE, you need mexicans in sweat shops making it or guys in China to turn any profit. Then to top it off I get a guy here and there who cant figure out how to bolt it on their 25+ year old car and complain. I sold about 15 of them 3 guys had difficulty installing- its not the part its the guy installing it and the car he is installing it on
Do you have any unsold/left over lip?
08-29-13, 03:45 PM
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edit: I would assume a aftermarket k member would pass for unlimited but I am not positive, I know there is mustangs in bracket racing all the time with them though.
08-29-13, 11:18 PM
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ok i will let the board know that due to the huge groundswell of popular support the design phase of this project is a go! this is actually kind of exciting.
the first hurdle is fixing the damn computer, its an XP64 machine, so its blown up 6 times in the last year, and we call the rotary unreliable...
the first hurdle is fixing the damn computer, its an XP64 machine, so its blown up 6 times in the last year, and we call the rotary unreliable...
08-30-13, 10:34 AM
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