What about Club NA? May be he can do a group buy of the polished winders. If so, I would prob get in for a set.
Nakamae sells them too. May be a GB through him?
Those are two options that I would be interested in.
What about Club NA? May be he can do a group buy of the polished winders. If so, I would prob get in for a set.
Nakamae sells them too. May be a GB through him?
Those are two options that I would be interested in.
I think the price they would charge us would make a group buy extremely small.Originally Posted by vote4pedro
What about Club NA? May be he can do a group buy of the polished winders. If so, I would prob get in for a set.
Nakamae sells them too. May be a GB through him?
Those are two options that I would be interested in.
Maybe Bill @ MiataRoadster can explore that option as well?
Can head cheese management look into all options please. I want to crank it!
Grip Driver (02-04-2014)
You rock, Bill!
Well, I try...
Bill, if you do a nakamae window crank group buy, I am in.
I checked and he said even with a bunch of orders, there's not enough margin for him to give a break.
I'm getting a quote from my shifter kit machine shop. The only technical challenge I foresee is the splines for the shaft.
Can those of you who are interested let me know your desires:
1) Do people want winders that are replicas of the M-2 Corp. design? (If so, I'd need someone who has original ones to loan me one). Or would an original design be OK? (I'd seek feedback on an original design before taking orders).
2) Would it be OK for the knob to be black Delrin or would you want it to be aluminum, like the winder arm?
Thanks,
Bill
What's your price on the nakamae handles anyway?
If you make some, I would like to see the M2 corp version, black Delrin handle. I'm not sure where you would get a broach for that spline pattern.
i'll confirm the pair price and post up.
The broach is no problem it's the unit cost of a low quantity production run.
I've used these guys in the past:
http://www.pioneerbroach.com
I would have my machine shop leave round holes in the back sides then take the parts to get broached before polishing the front sides.
All I need to proceed is for someone to loan me their rare original M2 Corp. winder...
I'm assuming that the originals were cast (i.e. weak) like the original door handles. So the new billet ones would be superior.
Randy?
what if you did a separate insert for the spline area made from delrin or something?
Yeah I love the M2 design and I think the black delrin knob would work great.
I just ordered a set of nakamaes from rev9 as part of a larger purchase. I think with a slght mod they could be made like the 1028 version in the pics. If you want to borrow them to model let me know
Does anyone have an authentic M2C winder that I can borrow for reference?
I'd work something out with whoever helps to make it worth your while.
For the record, I'm not one to make cheap(er) copies of classic products except in the cases of:
1) the product is no longer available (manufacturer discontinued it or went out of business)
2) the product is not available from the manufacturer in a desired material option (carbon fiber vs. FRP)
3) there's a critical flaw in the original version (fragile casting vs. strong billet, as is the case with these window cranks)
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