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: 12,679 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 |
Dec 21 2010, 05:35 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,679 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
Got some pictures with the roof installed.
A perfect fit, just like OEM. The window sit right under the outer rubber lip. Good closure on the rear and at the front. I do have some detail work to do on the final product that make it nicer that the one pictured. But they are cosmetic. Some of the issues we ran into were the bonding, and the work time for the same materials. I'm in the process of making the assembly jigs and mounting hardware from aluminum and stainless. I'll be sending out the information for payment later tonight or in the morning. I'm only doing 10 right off the bat as I want to be able to assure my costs will stay where they are planned, and we can work out any bugs on a small production run. So, yes I will be taking deposits shortly, and they will be produced in the order received. I will do a larger group buy, but the cost may be slightly higher (hopefully not). Here's some eye candy Attached thumbnail(s) |
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