Progress on the WAS top - 1st run starting to ship, In production |
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Progress on the WAS top - 1st run starting to ship, In production |
Mikey914 |
Jul 3 2010, 02:47 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,714 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
I posted that I was working on this some time ago, and have hae enough forward progress to post a few pictures.
Please note this is not a complete top only a first part off a temporary mold. There's still some tweeking we will be doing on this to get the part a better fit. Here's the summary of progress- We have the tooling for the top portion almost finalized and will be making some adjustments. We are acitvely machining the mounts for the roof so that it will attach with adjustement that can be made in seconds to assure a correct fit. I had noticed on tyhe few Sarasota tops that the substructure appeared to have been repaired as it was pulling the roof too tight. I'm working on a custom box for shipping and storage with a soft foam liner. It will be able to ship Fedex without hitting the second overcharge tier (shipping should be about $60 across the US, and will make a nice storage box for the roof when not in use. The big key here is the mounting substructure. We aer making a semi ridgid frame that will allow for the OEM seals to be used on the rear and sides. This means it should seal as good as the factory roof. We are on track for out budget for this project and the initial offering will be less than $600. Part of the equation is how many will want one. These should be ready for production to begin in 8 weeks if all stays on track. I will not accept any deposits until I have the prototype completed and tested for awhile. I will be posting more on the prototype in abotu 3 weeks, and it will give us an idea of any things we want to tweek before production. Attached thumbnail(s) |
Mikey914 |
Oct 3 2010, 09:42 AM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,714 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
For those of you that follow my stuff. You may have noticed that I got side tracked on these.
I had to make the front bumpers with the solid support and that took me away from my planned schedule. I'm back on these, and finishing prototyping in the next week to 10 days. You will notice that the new product has been redesigned completely, and the price on these should be quite reasonable. I'm debating on the shipped plan for these. I've looked into having custom cardboard boxes made, but inless I do 1000, they're comming back at $25 each. I'm working on a plan to make a reusable "crate" for shipping that will have memory foam to protect the unit when not in use. I've just been so busy on these that I haven't been posting much. I hope you will find these worth the wait as they will not be a poorly constructed product like the original. And price point will be less that $600. I will be posting a group buy sign up list as soon as I have pictures for you to see exactly what I'm doing here. Thanks, mark |
TJB/914 |
Oct 3 2010, 11:58 AM
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Mid-Engn. Group: Members Posts: 4,358 Joined: 24-February 03 From: Plymouth & Petoskey, MI Member No.: 346 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
For those of you that follow my stuff. You may have noticed that I got side tracked on these. I had to make the front bumpers with the solid support and that took me away from my planned schedule. I'm back on these, and finishing prototyping in the next week to 10 days. You will notice that the new product has been redesigned completely, and the price on these should be quite reasonable. I'm debating on the shipped plan for these. I've looked into having custom cardboard boxes made, but inless I do 1000, they're comming back at $25 each. I'm working on a plan to make a reusable "crate" for shipping that will have memory foam to protect the unit when not in use. I've just been so busy on these that I haven't been posting much. I hope you will find these worth the wait as they will not be a poorly constructed product like the original. And price point will be less that $600. I will be posting a group buy sign up list as soon as I have pictures for you to see exactly what I'm doing here. Thanks, mark Hi Mark, Interesting project. I put my original Saratoga top on today that had been sitting since last year. It was a bitch to install & took me over 30-minutes to get it installed on the front end above the windshield without damaging the seal. I had to take great care getting it to fit the rubber seal. It is really a 2-man job due to the flex in the curvature. I hope you put more material in this area for strength and elimination of the flexing?? Saratoga tops are great when the weather is chilly and fall cruising. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Hey, I'll sell my origingal and buy your new one, maybe after I see it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) Tom |
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