Author Topic: feeler: Main Bearing girdles (Read 29906 times)

truckinwagen · « **Reply #90 on:** February 04, 2009, 10:21:51 pm »

I will have a better idea of what the girdles will cost after the machine shop gets back to me, I will let all of you know when they do.

if you haven't PM'd me yet, please do so so I can keep track of who wants what.

thanks,
-Owen

fatmobile · « **Reply #91 on:** February 07, 2009, 03:57:58 am »

Do you have a general idea what shipping to the lower 48 would be?

truckinwagen · « **Reply #92 on:** February 07, 2009, 11:38:27 pm »

I think they will fit in the $15 flatrate box, but I will go to the post office and check on monday.

fatmobile · « **Reply #93 on:** February 09, 2009, 01:23:25 am »

I've shipped some pretty heavy stuff in the straight rate boxes, I hope they fit, $15 is affordable.

Do you have to have the main caps machined smooth to work with the spacers?

cyrus #1 · « **Reply #94 on:** February 09, 2009, 01:40:17 am »

Quote from: "fatmobile"

Do you have to have the main caps machined smooth to work with the spacers?

I don't think that you do. What I plan to do is find a set of studs that will be long enough to go through the whole assembly. That way I will be able to torque down the main caps separately from the girdle. Torque the main caps, install spacers, install girdle, sandwich assembly together.

truckinwagen · « **Reply #95 on:** February 09, 2009, 12:01:01 pm »

now that is an interesting idea!

I will have to see if I can find studs of a good enough grade long enough.

more info on the girdles to come, still no word from the machine shop.

truckinwagen · « **Reply #96 on:** February 17, 2009, 05:35:32 pm »

well, the machine shop just fell through, they called me and said that they had an industrial job that went bad and now they are WAY backed up.

they did however give me a good reference to a local auto shop that has a CNC plasma table that might be able to do it.

so I will go talk to the new shop as soon as I get time(probably friday) and see if they are up to the task.

sorry for the delay.

-Owen

truckinwagen · « **Reply #97 on:** February 20, 2009, 01:38:34 pm »

update!

I talked to the new machine shop about pricing for a run of 24(we have 23 orders) or as many as can be cut out of a full sheet of steel.(they said that would be the most economical way to do it)

they will call me back with a quote around noon with a breakdown in prices(material cost, shop time, etc...)

the plasma table they have cant cut the bolt holes as they are too small to make a clean hole, but they will pierce the plate at the center of each making drilling a good centered hole with a drill press or hand drill much easier.

so I will update with cost per and payment instructions later today!

thank you all for making this possible,

-Owen

truckinwagen · « **Reply #98 on:** February 20, 2009, 04:33:49 pm »

ok, just got off the phone with the shop.

they can cut 23 out of a sheet of steel, which is perfect, but means that there will be no more orders on this run of girdles, if there is substantial demand again for them I will see about a second batch, but for now this is it.

the cost per girdle comes to $60, this is roughly half shop time and half material expense.

I think that this is a very reasonable price, and the shop can have them cut within the week.

I will be PM'ing all of the people who I got messages from regarding payment, I cannot afford to pay for the entire order of girdles, so I will be requiring that you pay me for the price of the girdle before I tell the shop to start making them.

it also looks like they are too big to fit in the flat rate boxes, as they are more than 12 inches long, so I will let you guys know what actual shipping to each of you is when I mail them and you can give me money accordingly

I hope that this works for everyone, if not let me know

thanks,
-Owen

saurkraut · « **Reply #99 on:** February 20, 2009, 05:12:46 pm »

Paypal sent for 2

truckinwagen · « **Reply #100 on:** February 20, 2009, 05:43:55 pm »

thanks alot to all of you for making this possible.

-Owen

Dirtrag2 · « **Reply #101 on:** February 20, 2009, 09:45:17 pm »

paypal for 1

truckinwagen · « **Reply #102 on:** February 20, 2009, 09:51:32 pm »

thank you!

Dirtrag2 · « **Reply #103 on:** February 20, 2009, 09:59:59 pm »

by the way, if there is anyone ordering a girdle, living within 1-2 hours of Ottawa, On.
let me know... maybe we could double on shipping to save $$. I don't mind driving a bit to pick up.

53 willys · « **Reply #104 on:** February 21, 2009, 01:25:12 pm »

PAYMENT SENT!!!
let get these babies MADE!!!

thanks Mark

Author Topic: feeler: Main Bearing girdles (Read 29906 times)

53 willys