New design for subframe
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New design for subframe
It appears as if Hinson maybe having quality issues with his subframe, so I asked a question on TC:
Why doesn't someone, since all this info (dimensions needed for fit and install) is out there, design a subframe from scratch instead of redoing the original Mazda subframe?
Why doesn't someone, since all this info (dimensions needed for fit and install) is out there, design a subframe from scratch instead of redoing the original Mazda subframe?
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Originally Posted by wptrx7
Why doesn't someone, since all this info (dimensions needed for fit and install) is out there, design a subframe from scratch instead of redoing the original Mazda subframe?
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I was just kind of surprised no one has done this before. I knew Jim had created a new subframe for the LT a long time ago, why didn't anyone else just jump on that bandwagon and create a new frame, cost? Probably.
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I was just kind of surprised no one has done this before. I knew Jim had created a new subframe for the LT a long time ago, why didn't anyone else just jump on that bandwagon and create a new frame, cost? Probably.
Knowing people who have done it, I can tell you the quickest way to dislike the car hobby we all enjoy is to make into a job.
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Originally Posted by wptrx7
I was just kind of surprised no one has done this before. I knew Jim had created a new subframe for the LT a long time ago, why didn't anyone else just jump on that bandwagon and create a new frame, cost? Probably.
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Originally Posted by V8Mongrel
I can tell you the quickest way to dislike the car hobby we all enjoy is to make into a job.
The second quickest is to change your mind a bunch. My car's been on stands for the last 18 months while I waffled back and forth about what I wanted from it and accumulated piles of parts for the different setups.
I actualy touched the car for the first time in ~4 months last weekend (funny how a newborn will do that to you). And with the holiday weekend coming up I'm sure I'll be sick of the car by Tuesday.
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Cost, the specific skills involved and lack of a target market I'd assume. In 2+ years Hinson's saying he's only sold ~150 subframes. There are only so many potential converts out there.
I don't have an MBA so perhaps there is someone here who can point out any mistakes I have made. I do work in the automotive industry and get to see who fails and who succeeds. All the elements for failure are in this idea, IMO.
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The second quickest is to change your mind a bunch. My car's been on stands for the last 18 months while I waffled back and forth about what I wanted from it and accumulated piles of parts for the different setups.
I actualy touched the car for the first time in ~4 months last weekend (funny how a newborn will do that to you). And with the holiday weekend coming up I'm sure I'll be sick of the car by Tuesday.
I actualy touched the car for the first time in ~4 months last weekend (funny how a newborn will do that to you). And with the holiday weekend coming up I'm sure I'll be sick of the car by Tuesday.
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Originally Posted by V8Mongrel
You cannot charge a lot as you would be the new player running up against the established guys (new business that try to start on top of the ladder are rarely successful)
I don't think that's neccessarily true if the quality is that much better. Which in the case of Jim's LT1 cradle v. Granny's LT1 was certainly the case. People will pay more for something better built (to a point obviously). But, you do shrink an already small target market with that approach.
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Originally Posted by wingsfan
I don't think that's neccessarily true if the quality is that much better. Which in the case of Jim's LT1 cradle v. Granny's LT1 was certainly the case. People will pay more for something better built (to a point obviously). But, you do shrink an already small target market with that approach.
If you read Mark Johnson's book on disruptive innovation, you can see excellent models on how this all works. Companies are driven up market by competition. Very few start out up there.
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