fabricated products..
I've been working closely with a fabrication shop lately,. and it got me wondering if there is any call for U.k fabricated parts :wonder:
We just do billet work, so no welding/bending. These guys are very good at what they do, but are a bit light on work... So I was looking to put some work their way if there was a market for it? A couple of people have asked us recently for strut braces and diff guards , but what else is there? would the general public rather pay a bit extra for quality U.k made products rather that the stuff on eBay. I have just had a quick look and see you can pick up strut braces for £35 .. If so I was going to get hold of a classic and leave it with them to take some measurements thoughts please |
I could do with a newage battery cover that covers the terminals as mine are getting wet due to the chargespeed bonnet I have with the vents in it
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engine dress up products... things like fuse box covers, caps for all bottles so things like brake fluid cap etc etc...so instead of plastic which some nice caps and covers I would want them all
some of these are available for odd cars but not things like WRX hatch |
H-braces, diff lockers, rear diff carriers and gear box cradles, front sub-frames, harness bars, bolt in cages, some of the guys on here and 22b spend a small fortune on that kind of stuff.:thumb:
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Harness bars !
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Tubular rear subframes... ive looked into doing this myself but aint got time... plenty of designs about and many very over complicated.
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Originally Posted by nikon-man
(Post 11559498)
engine dress up products... things like fuse box covers, caps for all bottles so things like brake fluid cap etc etc...so instead of plastic which some nice caps and covers I would want them all
some of these are available for odd cars but not things like WRX hatch |
Originally Posted by taylor85
(Post 11559507)
Harness bars !
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How about an alternative to the beatrush rear diff brace, I fitted one a few days ago, and I'd imagine they would be simple enough to fabricate.
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Seen as you already do the arb's, how about stout mounts for the rear. The diff brace would be a good idea too.
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Well a good tubular subframe is around £1500-1800 but it's more than welding & bending metal . Harness bars , battery relocation trays, swirl pot & fuel cell enclosures all wouldn't require to much effort in the R&D .diff guards , disk cooling back plates , floor braces , fabricated parcel shelf & rear floor covers all sound good
Regards mic |
Steve darley is your man for tubular subframes. Top quality stuff!
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Originally Posted by jazzyjembreaze
(Post 11559552)
disk cooling back plates ,
A lot of suggestions are already made elsewhere by other companies and you would have to compete price wise which I am sure is hard when its china made stuff. Anodised top mount brackets? Things like tubular subframes are great but most can't afford them and they are all welded tube right? Again suspension arms (lateral links, trailing arms, wishbones) all awesome but would undoubtedly be very expensive and limited market due to cost. |
Tax disc holders. :thumb:
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Originally Posted by Willowsdad
(Post 11559549)
Seen as you already do the arb's, how about stout mounts for the rear. The diff brace would be a good idea too.
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Subscribed :)
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Manifolds, custom intercooler setups and so on
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catch tanks, swirl pots
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Originally Posted by banny sti
(Post 11559719)
Manifolds, custom intercooler setups and so on
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I think the general feeling is more cosmetic items so to speak
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Could they do cills and rear quarter panels?
They seem to be damned difficult to find, at least for classics. |
Originally Posted by Fat Boy
(Post 11559759)
catch tanks, swirl pots
Originally Posted by banny sti
(Post 11559719)
Manifolds, custom intercooler setups and so on
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Harness bars
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Door sill (sp :wonder: ) protectors?
Diff guard would be popular I reckon. Wish I got a Prodrive one when they were available. :( |
[QUOTE=neil-h;11559808]CDF already do a catch tank :lol1: .
/QUOTE] Apologies for not being a CDF trainspotter - it's not apparent from their online shop that they do- I couldn't find one, although there is a 5hit load of tubular sub frames, suspension arms etc already on there if you really want to be picky... |
[QUOTE=Fat Boy;11560215]
Originally Posted by neil-h
(Post 11559808)
CDF already do a catch tank :lol1: .
/QUOTE] Apologies for not being a CDF trainspotter - it's not apparent from their online shop that they do- I couldn't find one, although there is a 5hit load of tubular sub frames, suspension arms etc already on there if you really want to be picky... |
:D
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[QUOTE=Fat Boy;11560215]
Originally Posted by neil-h
(Post 11559808)
CDF already do a catch tank :lol1: .
/QUOTE] Apologies for not being a CDF trainspotter - it's not apparent from their online shop that they do- I couldn't find one, although there is a 5hit load of tubular sub frames, suspension arms etc already on there if you really want to be picky... Besides, i only know they do a catch can because i've bought one. |
Originally Posted by N_Scooby
(Post 11559700)
+1 for Stout mounts :thumb:
Also diff guards! |
Hard turbo inlet pipes ? Like the Agency Power ones
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