gauging interest.

[Mike]

ive been tossing around this idea for a while now and wanted to gauge the interest of the people on the forum before i take it to the next level.

i have the opportunity to start a small business revolving around polishing aluminum parts (think throttlebodys, maf ends, fuel rails, etc.)

i also would like to start building radio and hvac delete panels. these panels would be made out of abs plastic and the user would be able to decide if they want to delete radio, abs, or both. they will come blank and the user will be able to add switches, gauges or whatever they want.

all i will say about pricing is that it will be fair at the least, compared to other prices available from users on the other forums, i would consider my planed pricing CHEAP. i will not go into any more depth on pricing until set somthing up with tim and justin out of respect to this forum.

if i am to do this, i obviously have a 99 t/a, so i can make the 97+ panels from my own template. but i would ask that someone with a car from every year that gm changed the dash give me an opportunity to make a cardboard template so that the item can be offered. (anyone that participates in this would be compensated as thanks for their time and participation)

if interest is good, i plan on making these panels available to all generations of f-body, fox body and up mustangs, c4 and up corvettes, select imports, and one off setups will be available to the more oddball cars at a slight upcharge.....

my longwinded speach is done, thanks for reading this far, and let me know what you think.

thanks guys.
mike

[baddest434]

well mike about all i can do is wish you the best of luck with this venture. if i can help at all with my car i will.

[BonzoHansen]

Mike, if you want to use the 99Z in my garage for templates or whatever, let me know.

[Mike]

thanks to both of you.

[j0n]

feel free to use my...errr....neon if necessary lol

[Mike]

i know a guy that does bike frames

[jims69camaro]

i know a guy that does bike frames

so that would be like the tomahawk, but, uh, skinnier... huh?

you're welcome to use my dash to make templates. i should be around at some point this summer, and would make an attempt to be somewhere in particular at a particular time set ahead, of course.

[j0n]

i know a guy that does bike frames

meh...i never really cared for shiny bling bling on motorcycles

[Mike]

goes good on certain colors, repsol isnt one of them

on another note.....are you getting the wheels done orange?

[j0n]

goes good on certain colors, repsol isnt one of them

on another note.....are you getting the wheels done orange?

as of now, no...but i'd like to...possibly this winter

[Mike]

sweet, do it when you need tires

[j0n]

won't need a rear for awhile...front'll last me a few seasons...ill do it this winter regardless

[Mike]

cool.

back to polishing and radio deleting

[j0n]

werd

[Ian]

if you need to use a 79 camaro, you can use mine.

[79T/A]

Same goes for a '79 T/A.

[Untamed]

I've got an 88TA. I can just bring the radio pod and radio bezel with me for you to sketch things on.

[WildBillyT]

I would have car parts for you to polish...

[BonzoHansen]

I would have car parts for you to polish...:shock:

[Mike]

i have paper templates made for my 99, will step up to cardboard and the plastic on monday evening when im done my work week. should have pictures of a finished panel in my dashboard on tuesday

mine will be radio only (for now) and will house my raptor shiftlight, linelock switch and fan control switch.

i will also be polishing an ls1 throttlebody, my ls2 throttlebody, and a vw vr6 throttlebody and posting pictures of them next week

[Batman]

If you really want to make something you can sell fast design a replacement hood baffle for the WS6 hood, now that BG doesn't make them you could be the only game in town. Let me know if you need something, I have access to tons of stuff you could use for templates.

[Mike]

you mean the ram air inserts?

[Rich189]

id def take some parts and help you out with whatever i could.... you might also want to look into doing brushed alum. interior trim pieces or carbon fiber accents maybe?

[Batman]

you mean the ram air inserts?

Yup, but the whole box, not just a scoop for the hood. It has to mate up with the airbox to really work

[Brando56894]

sounds like a great idea mike but i dont plan on taking my controls out any time soon :lol:

[jims69camaro]

id def take some parts and help you out with whatever i could.... you might also want to look into doing brushed alum. interior trim pieces or carbon fiber accents maybe?

shining chrome, stainless steel, aluminum, etc., is a much different animal than carbon fiber. that's not to say it's not a good idea, just out in left field when the thread is about plastic and/or metal panels and shining metal.

that said, i'd really like to redo the interior of the '87 in carbon fiber and aluminum. all of the hard parts would either be CF or aluminum and the soft materials would be red and black. i have someone who is going to do the stitching for me, but the hard parts are something else to think about.

[Mike]

a couple years back before carbon fiber was insanely overpriced, i was looking into it........it would have been way too time consuming and expensive and i would have needed molds of everything........