OT: Guess what Alpha's making today, These are parts from work. Options

[alpha434]

Yeheheheheeeeee.

More shiny parts. These ARE automotive parts. But you have to guess what they are exactly.

I'll post one picture. You guys take a swing. Miss for a while. Then I post another picture.

[alpha434]

It won't fit on a chevy. Already tried.

Edit: So, wait. Is the taper opening down or opening up. Opening up would give it a venturi effect, which helps our cars a lot.

I'm not sure that it would help our relations very much. I'm not in much of a position to suggest it either. This part was contracted from Heads By Paul, I don't know that company's relationship to NEx. But I do know that it is an NEx part. The sample parts say NEx. Parent company mayber? I don't know.

We do a lot of work for Arlen Ness. And he absolutely wants nothing to do with anyone else's ideas on anything.

[byndbad914]

It won't fit on a chevy. Already tried.

Edit: So, wait. Is the taper opening down or opening up. Opening up would give it a venturi effect, which helps our cars a lot.

I don't have a picture of my spacer - top secret (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) . If you ever get a chance to see a Sheppard spacer you will see what I mean... somewhat irrelevant at this point if you can't make suggestions anyway.

I'm not sure that it would help our relations very much. I'm not in much of a position to suggest it either. This part was contracted from Heads By Paul, I don't know that company's relationship to NEx. But I do know that it is an NEx part. The sample parts say NEx. Parent company mayber? I don't know.

means he took an NEX part and had you copy it. NEX is a separate company. He is just ripping off another company's design, which may or may not have been copied as well. Standard practice in the Hot Rod world and why I gave up on designing trick parts - we had shit copied by Chinese importers to the point they used the exact same part number, label, and color of vacuum wrapping materials (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) It costs more to patent and defend it than to just move on and accept that no matter how creative you are, you have about a 6mo. window of opportunity to capitalize on that invention. Then the Aussies and Chinese start copying it and selling it for less than it is worth it to you to make. Sure the quality is about 1/2 of yours, but most people are stupid to what is and isn't quality and just see price.

We do a lot of work for Arlen Ness. And he absolutely wants nothing to do with anyone else's ideas on anything.

Probably hears a billion stupid ideas everyday and just doesn't care to listen for that one needle in the haystack. He is busy, and rich, so probably doesn't care if it can be the absolute best, just as long as it sells by the dozens. Can't say I really blame him - he has put in the time and effort to be where he is and probably figures all his other ideas worked good enough to be at this point in his life. I am wearing my Arlen Ness T-shirt right now in fact. Nice new facility and he was also nice enough to come down and meet me when I asked if I could get an autograph and say "Hi". I saw Corey in a meeting so he didn't come down, but again, they are busy and he was cool enough to waste his time on a guy gawking at his display of customs and buying a T.