Toyotarx7

iTrader: (13)

Hey everyone

this is just a feeler to see what people think and if i should do it or not

i have links and links and links to manuals for our cars and mk4 supras from USspec and even JDM. i also owned the actual green book from mazda and always seemed alittle puzzled reading it and looking things up and my pages always got dirty or crumbled, so what i did on my computer was, took all the manuals and how to's and i organized them according to topics, ( ie: electric, cooling, trans, ect ect ) what i was thinking, would you guys be interested if i printed them out, organized them in a hard back binder, and even going as far as laminating the pages ( incase they get dirty and longevity ) and offer them here on the forum? it would be easy to read, color ( optional ) laminated ( optional ) and cheaper than the actual manual since im the one whose putting them together. idk how much i would, i would have to go to kinkos and see how much they would charge me to print them and such.


let me know what you guys think? again this is just a feeler to see the response i get from people, hopefully a positive one lol

thanks everyone

Sideo

that could come in handy, I hate running upstairs to look on the manual or print out a page it would be nice to have in the garage.

Toyotarx7

iTrader: (13)

sideo: if i made these would u want one? if i can get 5-10 people on board i'll put this thing together and display it for u guys to show you what u would be buying

Toyotarx7

iTrader: (13)

and with a mods approval of course

Gringo Grande

iTrader: (97)

I'd buy one before Mazda heard about this! PM me!

MOBEONER

iTrader: (18)

i will take one if the price is reasonable. And you will have to give me a ride in your 2jz FD.

94touringFD

iTrader: (30)

I'd be interested to know what all would be included and what the price would be with the different options you were talking about, laminated and colored.

DaleClark

iTrader: (55)

You DO know you can buy a very nice shop manual from Mazda? That has everything in it?

And it's most likely copyrighted material?

Dale

Prometheus

iTrader: (2)

I'd be down for one if it came with a digital copy (for back up purposes)

Sideo

i would be interested in buying one for sure if laminated. it would be nice not to worry about the pages getting dirty.

Toyotarx7

iTrader: (13)

ok guys, im going to to get a quote to see how much it would run me to make copies, laminated and in color. for people who want one, PM me if you are 100% sure you want one and i'll make a list as to how many i need. i will come up with a price and once i make one i will post pics for everyone to see.


thanks everyone

Toyotarx7

iTrader: (13)

as per the 2jz FD, i'll make an album and make a thread with lost of pics, car isnt done it but its coming along GREAT!!!

Julian

iTrader: (14)

This IS most definitely copyrighted material so unless you wish to subject yourself to fines and or jail time I would not try to profit off of someone else’s (MAZDA) material. It is one thing to copy for personal use (somewhat of a gray area) but quite another top profit from it.

cpnneeda

iTrader: (1)

+ a whole lot

Prometheus

iTrader: (2)

The information is free, just charge some extra formthe laminating services.

SumTinWong

iTrader: (2)

I think it's an awesome idea, but also see the point in the copyrighted material argument. If it was a collection of driver's/mechanics write ups or how-to's then it wouldnt be a problem but if you profited off of the mazda manual that would be jail time. Maybe call mazda and ask? lol.

DaveW

Legality issues aside, I have a totally different question:
How thick would the laminated pages be? The OE manual (not including the electrical portion) is almost 2" thick as it is with VERY thin paper. I'd think a 6" thick manual would be impractical.

adam c

iTrader: (2)

My thoughts exactly. Probably at least 2 feet thick.

Monkman33

iTrader: (28)

Divide it among multiple binders.

ObliqueFD

iTrader: (32)

Exactly.

The shop manual is going to be more accurate. It has a few errors, but wouldn't you rather trust the shop manual over someones write up on here? Write-ups should only be used to supplement the shop manual. It isn't that complicated and hard to follow, however the pictures aren't that great sometimes.

jkstill

iTrader: (11)

Personally I don't see the point in this with the materials all available as PDF files.

I simply print out the page I need and take them out to the garage.

Oil stained, writing all over them, lost? No problem, just print it out again if needed.

Fortune_Seven

iTrader: (24)

On the fence, let us know what you decide

Gringo Grande

iTrader: (97)

I just upload all my "backups" to Google Docs and access them with phone or laptop as needed.