New parts that you want.

SVX-FF · #1 10-10-2006, 09:01 PM

Hey all I have been out a while with my move, new job, starting school again and then there is the wife's honey do list, it is verrrrrrry lonnnnnnnnnnng.

I just found out that my Uncle has started up a machine shop. I am a machinist by trade and want to ask the member if there are any parts that you would like to have made. I want to sell my Uncle on the idea of making a few parts that he can sell. Lets keep the list to nothing to complex. I will have to made the prototypes on the weekend and I do not have to much of them. This will be something that will be a work in progress. The ideas need to be serious.

Thanks for any ideas.

Steve

curly2k3 · #2 10-11-2006, 03:28 PM

i wanna call them camber caster plates...cant think of the name off hand, the plates that go on top of the strut towers...

exhaust flanges

hood spacers(for rearward venting)

intake manifold spacers

trottle body flange

soild ass motor and tranny mounts

and i am sure i can come up with some more too

sicksubie · #3 10-11-2006, 04:39 PM

Is there is something that could be fabbed up to make STi brembos bolt on?

92svxinmn · #4 10-11-2006, 04:47 PM

i had the same idea as i work for a machine company too. what type of machines does he got? max size of pieces?

2618 aluminum pistons

titanium retainers

.5mm oversized valves

custom block

operation-X · #5 10-11-2006, 05:51 PM

How has the stock fuel rail held up? It seems like it would be an easy item to fab.

curly2k3 · #6 10-11-2006, 06:05 PM

yeah brake mounts, good call...sti brembos would be hot...

sicksubie · #7 10-11-2006, 06:14 PM

heck yeah! the rotors already have the same bcp. The ability to bolt on Brembos would be crazy.

$ gest24 $ · #8 10-11-2006, 06:17 PM

Put me on the list for Brembo spacers.

sicksubie · #9 10-11-2006, 07:20 PM

I'll take two sets. Anybody got the specs as to what exactly what is needed?

SVX-FF · #10 10-11-2006, 07:32 PM

I know that his equipment is all Haas, there are only three machines.

The fuel rails hold up great why would you want to mod them?

Brembo adapters sound like a great idea and the bracket for the top of the strut towers are another good one.

Keep them coming

Steve

michael · #11 10-11-2006, 07:33 PM

I have no interest but if you are looking for ideas, how about suspension components. Control arms etc to lighten things up, or to compensate for lowering coils by relocating the ball joints.

SilverSpear · #12 10-11-2006, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by curly2k3

i wanna call them camber caster plates...cant think of the name off hand, the plates that go on top of the strut towers...

exhaust flanges: www.smallcar.com

hood spacers(for rearward venting)

intake manifold spacers

trottle body flange

soild ass motor and tranny mounts

and i am sure i can come up with some more too

^^^ above ^^^

sicksubie · #13 10-12-2006, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michael

I have no interest but if you are looking for ideas, how about suspension components. Control arms etc to lighten things up, or to compensate for lowering coils by relocating the ball joints.

I like those ideas a lot too

sicksubie · #14 10-12-2006, 06:44 AM

But why not go further and figure something out to bolt up STi suspensions?

curly2k3 · #15 10-12-2006, 02:45 PM

me and some fellow subi owners have been talking about that actually, we think that our top hats could fit onto the sti bodies, meaning we would just need to redo the dampening and spring rates a little bit