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Originally Posted by NorthStyle So... any updates Cpt Obvious? I just spent the whole week at Sema networking with some manufacturers and got some promising contacts for aluminum casting and

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Old 11-05-2018, 12:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I just spent the whole week at Sema networking with some manufacturers and got some promising contacts for aluminum casting and carbon fiber. I’m sending them the designs and then we’ll work on getting a functional prototype and then move into production. Don’t have an ETA yet but as soon as I know I’ll pass on the info.


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To get something casted takes a while. You get put at the back of the line. If you need it sooner. Pay the money to jump in front of someone else. The more money, the farther up in line you go. Been there.
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were you able to drive at all with the test piece you posted pix of?
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To get something casted takes a while. You get put at the back of the line. If you need it sooner. Pay the money to jump in front of someone else. The more money, the farther up in line you go. Been there.
The wait to get the first prototype will only be a few weeks but to do the tooling and get the production version ready will be where the longer wait comes in but it's about 3-4 times less than waiting for China injection molds. Doing everything I can to work my way up the line quicker.

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were you able to drive at all with the test piece you posted pix of?
That mock up was printed in cheap, weak material mainly for fitment purposes but I made some improvements on that design and am printing it in the good stuff now which I should be able to actually test on the car.
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