Metal Work... (TEMPORARILY DOWN, SORRY)

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:38 am

ok, well i got a lot going on in life right now. i'm going to finish up the orders that i have right now and take a break. between family, school, and work there's just too damn much going on. as soon as i get stuff straightened out i'll take more orders. i'm sorry if anybody had plans to make an order any time soon. i recently even had to temporaroly turned down a business offer.

post up or pm me which of these you guys are interested in and that will decide whether or not i go through with producing the parts. I'M OPEN TO IDEAS. if you have something that you see for sale for an ungodly amount let me know and i'll see what i can do. i'll post up pics as soon as possible. ALL PARTS WOULD BE TEST FIT ON MY CAR BEFORE SHIPPING!

OK HERE'S THE DEAL. AS OF RIGHT NOW I CAN START TAKING A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORDERS FOR STRUT BARS AND CATCH CANS. IF I GET TOO MANY AT ONCE I'LL POST UP THAT I NEED TIME TO FINISH THE FIRST ONES BEFORE I CAN TAKE MORE. WE'LL START WITH 2 PEOPLE ORDERING AT A TIME

$130 SHIPPED FOR BOTH STRUT BARS

FRONT STRUT BAR: $70 SHIPPED

REAR STRUT BAR: $70 SHIPPED

Upper, lower and trans coming soon

coming as soon as i get this bushing thing figured out

CATCH CAN: $40 SHIPPED (i can make to mount any place you want)

everything would be BARE or BLACK till i can get the business rolling and then paint to order. then prices will then very depending on cost of paint. anybody who would want their previously purchased parts painted to order could do so for the cost of the paint (no shipping). i would deduct the cost of you shipping the part back from the paint cost, then I would pay to ship it back.

also, we'll see how much i gain from my head, but if you just happen to have a spare head laying around i might be willing to work with you on doing the porting and polishing. no guarantees though.

My Feedback-http://forum.2gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=25160

AS I AM IN NO WAY A BIG TIME SHOP WITH ROBOTS DOING ALL THE CUTTING AND WELDS, I CAN'T WARRANTY ANYTHING. IF FOR SOME REASON SOMETHING GOES WRONG JUST LET ME KNOW I'D I'LL FIX IT AT THE EXPENSE OF SHIPPING IT TO ME. I'LL SHIP IT BACK.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:44 am

nice, congrads...

i'de be interested in it all

so lets see some more pics

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:48 am

both strut bars and lower solid mount are in progress. i'll post up pics as soon as they're done

[DJ]Tomski · Post by **[DJ]Tomski** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:58 am

would the catch can include any lines or is it just the actual "can"?

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:24 am

you know what kills me, i asked a local fab shop to make solid motor mounts.....they told me it wouldnt be worth their time and they'de be over $300/set...and you're offering $40/set!? i think they were a little full of themselves, lol...

Supermanneon · Post by **Supermanneon** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:40 am

"How safe would those mounts be?" in your picture there on your car so are you using them all the time?

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:57 am

[DJ]Tomski wrote:would the catch can include any lines or is it just the actual "can"?

i never thought of that. for what vac. lines cost i guess it doesn't matter. if i gave the option i guess most people would go with
including them.

NiteHawk wrote:you know what kills me, i asked a local fab shop to make solid motor mounts.....they told me it wouldnt be worth their time and they'de be over $300/set...and you're offering $40/set!? i think they were a little full of themselves, lol...

yeah, i'd say so. the reason behind me going and doing these was cause i saw other companies charging upwards of $130 before paint and shipping. granted they have rubber bushings, but fron what i've gathered that doesn't justify $130.

Supermanneon wrote:"How safe would those mounts be?" in your picture there on your car so are you using them all the time?

by safe if you mean solid, oh yeah ther're very tough. but they ARE 100% solid. they rattle the car alot. and no i don't have them on my car all the time. this particular style i could only see used in racing. i AM talkin to a couple companies about rubber bushings though.

Supermanneon · Post by **Supermanneon** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:09 am

Yea i wouldnt be using my neon for racing tho i do get on it alot..but i would want them to last...and be solid...Im gonna drop my car in a few months once i get new struts..and i need motor mounts...but i need something that would last miles and miles and miles...heh

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:11 am

I'll be down for a complete set of motor mounts... how much more vibration are we talking bout with these?? and if you come out with some that have bushings, I'll definitely buy a set..

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:17 am

Supermanneon wrote:Yea i wouldnt be using my neon for racing tho i do get on it alot..but i would want them to last...and be solid...Im gonna drop my car in a few months once i get new struts..and i need motor mounts...but i need something that would last miles and miles and miles...heh

well to this date i've put somewhere around 135 miles on mine. mostly highway. i DID try to redesign them, so they're a little bit apart right now. and as of now i'm just gonna stick with the origional design

z3roneo wrote:I'll be down for a complete set of motor mounts... how much more vibration are we talking bout with these?? and if you come out with some that have bushings, I'll definitely buy a set..

we're talkin when accelorating... from 1000 to 3000 rpm ALOT. every little bit of vibration from the engine goes to the body.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:02 pm

Make a solid trans mount for the t350!

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:19 pm

i'll put it on my list. for now i'll put it up top because i'm confident that i'll make one just fine.

next weekend we should see pics of STBs, and lower and trans mounts

kevo · Post by **kevo** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:39 pm

interested in the strut bars.

make some coil pack heat shields

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:01 pm

i'll look into the heat shields. i gotta see if the shop has anything to bend metal hidden anywhere

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:42 pm

is the finished product going to look as crudely done as the test parts? or are you going to take your time welding the MM's (at least the top 1)? also, what is the ID of the MM mounting holes in comparison to the OD of the bolts? w/o bushings, i'd be worried about the mount rotating on the bolt and clunking with every shift or stomp of the pedal (or snapping bolts).

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:09 pm

yes. i will be taking more time on everything as far as looking nice.

i havn't ever tried the mount on an srt so i don't honestly know if it would snap the bolt. with a 2.0 pretty much stock i was able to roast 'em about 1/2 way through 2nd 10-12 times.

the ID of the mounts is JUST big enough to fit the bolt through. so there's NO clunking. just lots of vibrations.

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:05 pm

Hudson_Neon wrote:yes. i will be taking more time on everything as far as looking nice.

i havn't ever tried the mount on an srt so i don't honestly know if it would snap the bolt. with a 2.0 pretty much stock i was able to roast 'em about 1/2 way through 2nd 10-12 times.

the ID of the mounts is JUST big enough to fit the bolt through. so there's NO clunking. just lots of vibrations.

awesome on all counts. i'm pretty sure a srt would snap the bolts pretty quick with no bushings at all. stock, i snapped the upper that goes into that little block on the motor w/o even launchin hard with bwoody's with bushings.

on a side note, how'd you manage to roast 2nd for 3k rpm's stock? mine never even so much as chirped 2nd, and i refuse to believe solid mounts take away traction like that. i'm assuming you're on balding tires?

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:51 pm

no, no balding tires. i pushed it to redline in 1st and slammed into 2nd. the road was slightly moist though. it had rained in the morning and you could still see the moisture in the indentations in the asphault.

on the note of bushings i'm talkin to jeff b. cause he lives just down the road from me.

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:12 pm

so i got 110 views. i'm assuming that most of you are waiting on pics to make any response. they should be up monday morning

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:28 am

ok, so i'm a LITTLE delayed. my mom got in an accident. she hit a deer. and i had to help her out. so i was only in the shop for like 20 min. tonight. we'll see what i can do by next week

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:18 am

family first

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:34 pm

yeah, thanks for understanding. it'll all be coming together quickly now, i should be picking up a plasma cutter here soon. that way i can take an order and have it shipped the next monday

marakka · Post by **marakka** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:21 am

What kind of plasma are you looking at getting and how much are you looking to spend? I may have consumables that I can get rid of and MAY be interested in selling my Esab if the price is right.

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:27 pm

this be the one that i'm getting. it the new miller portable one.

http://millerwelds.com/products/plasma/ ... 5_x-treme/

marakka · Post by **marakka** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:25 pm

Right on. That thing will be perfect for 1/8" and smaller cuts. the ones I work with we use on 3/4" armor so they are monsterous in comparison. But that one is good for sheet metal and piping. Make sure to keep consumables around cause they chew through them. But damn.... its one of the best inventions EVER

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:03 am

first post updated with some quick pics of the strut bars from tonight. i'll post up different ones once i can clean them up.

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:07 am

nice, basically the same thing as the DC/Mopar ones

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:16 am

yup, they seem to be nice. so that's what i went off of

Hudson_Neon · Post by **Hudson_Neon** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:46 am

got a start on the trans mount tonight. this one will end up being a ton harder than the others. but i got a feeling that when i'm done, for some reason a few people will want one. i'm once again going to be forced to change how the mounts look. i'm talkin to a company about polyurithane bushings.

once i get everything under control i think how i'm gonna start this out is that you would order what you want, then gimme about 2 weeks to get it to your door. being that it's all custom hand made, it might take a little bit to fab the parts up, test fit them, paint them, and ship them. i know it would be easier to stock them. but most of the parts are enough metal to put a dent in my pocket book so to start off i'll end up doing it that way.

but please wait untill i say go...

catalyst · Post by **catalyst** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:39 pm

deffinately interested in the strut bars