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Old May 11th 2007, 11:55
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I've been thinking about also adding in bolt up points for a cage as well, If you want to go that direction.
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Old May 11th 2007, 14:25
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Thought about pitching it worldwide? Maybe post on a couple of the euro sites? Like everything else, the shipping would probably kill it.
How much extra work is involved in making the jigs suitable for a production run? Worst case, if you only turned a few, would you re-coup?

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Old May 11th 2007, 17:03
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Biggest expence would be the build table, a 8'X4' slab of 1/2" steel
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Old May 11th 2007, 20:06
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You can find that slab of steel just laying around on the street.

I use an actual frame head as a jig. I have both l/p and b/j versions.
This one is my mid travel unit with up to 14 inches. It's 6 inches wider and 2 inches forward than stock...



Here's one that I just finished....



And I'll be testing this street version out soon...
There's quite a bit invested in heim joints and will be replaced with conventional type ball joints once its tested and adjusted proper...

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Old May 11th 2007, 21:29
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Dang! Thats BEEFY!
Just as a point of reference, whadda ya get for one of those front ends?


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Old May 11th 2007, 21:40
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Yeah, I know....

But you can never over design when it comes to making things safer.....
The mid travel goes for about 4K and the street unit will be around 3200.
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Old May 16th 2007, 10:42
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I've come to the conclusion that VW people "want" all sorts of things. Marketing to them is very different story though.
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