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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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I NEED Sub-Frame Connectors!

Is anyone making them besides WarpSpeed?
http://www.warpspeedperformance.com/sfcgen5/sfcgen5.htm
Old Oct 28, 2005 | 06:49 PM
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do a search...we had some discussions about having some non-WSP ones made, but don't know how far anyone's gotten. I am going to get some made by Piper Motorsports (custom) in the spring....will let everyone know if they'd be interested in making more of them.
Old Oct 29, 2005 | 12:06 AM
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Your best bet is to find a local shop or a personal friend that could do metal fabrication to produce a custom set for you. That's what I did because I was tired of all the excusses Warpspeed gave me after calling for the past 3 months. A friend of mines took 5 days to measure, fabricate and welded both stage 1 and 2 on my car. He finished this past Thursday and I love it.


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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 09:07 AM
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the guy from the 4th gen forum ended up getting ws sfcs. the other company he was working with never came thorugh with it.
Old Oct 29, 2005 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Omegasrk
Your best bet is to find a local shop or a personal friend that could do metal fabrication to produce a custom set for you. That's what I did because I was tired of all the excusses Warpspeed gave me after calling for the past 3 months. A friend of mines took 5 days to measure, fabricate and welded both stage 1 and 2 on my car. He finished this past Thursday and I love it.


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how about some pics?

Mine I'm going to have made bolt-on, so I can remove it for SCCA events (else I get pushed up into street modified class, where I'll get my *** handed to me.)
Old Oct 29, 2005 | 04:50 PM
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then get some r compounds and compete in DSP....that's what I compete in...and suprisingly if the best cars and drivers don't show that day....you will have a fighting chance! I do...and am not nearly finished with my suspension setup...
Old Oct 29, 2005 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by irish44j
how about some pics?

Mine I'm going to have made bolt-on, so I can remove it for SCCA events (else I get pushed up into street modified class, where I'll get my *** handed to me.)

Sure, please give me some time to ramp up my car again to take the pictures. I'm at my girlfriend's apartment and don't have access to jacks, ramps or stands for good pictures.


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Old Oct 29, 2005 | 09:39 PM
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Sure, please give me some time to ramp up my car again to take the pictures. I'm at my girlfriend's apartment and don't have access to jacks, ramps or stands for good pictures.


steve...

You need to have your buddy copy yours and make up a few sets to sell. Youd make a killing in the AutoX section.
Old Oct 30, 2005 | 12:54 AM
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You need to have your buddy copy yours and make up a few sets to sell. Youd make a killing in the AutoX section.

That would be a great idea. I'm pretty sure many people on the board are looking for SFC. You would make some good money.
Old Oct 30, 2005 | 05:26 AM
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How much did they cost to make?
Old Nov 1, 2005 | 05:17 PM
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Irish, keep us informed on how your custom bolt-on SFC's work out. I am not too far away and wouldn't mind taking a little trip to Virginia.
Old Nov 1, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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Irish, keep us informed on how your custom bolt-on SFC's work out. I am not too far away and wouldn't mind taking a little trip to Virginia.
don't hold your breath....car-modding takes a break for me in the winter. I probably won't get those done until the spring....have to spend some $$ on my house this winter!
Old Nov 2, 2005 | 07:15 PM
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How much did they cost to make?
The material cost was a little less than $150. Labor cost to my friend was about $600. I know the total cost is a bit high, but I am happy that my friend did an excellent job. He used to work in the Army welding armor platings on tanks and basically used heavy, clean welds all around the SFC.

The piping I used was 1.75" outer diameter (1/8" wall thickness) pipes for stage 1. For Stage 2, I used square tubing for the main center crossbrace and 12mm round tubing for the cross bracings to each wheel corner. Also, I used heim joints for each of the cross bracings, so that I could adjust the tightness of the bracing. I will take pictures soon as I can to clear up all this confussion.


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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by E55AMG2
You need to have your buddy copy yours and make up a few sets to sell. Youd make a killing in the AutoX section.
We were thinking of that, but my friend decided this was just too much effort to mass produce after we were done with mines. Anyways, I feel your pain waiting for Warpspeed's less than par customer service and produce production.

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Old Nov 2, 2005 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Omegasrk
The material cost was a little less than $150. Labor cost to my friend was about $600. I know the total cost is a bit high, but I am happy that my friend did an excellent job. He used to work in the Army welding armor platings on tanks and basically used heavy, clean welds all around the SFC.

The piping I used was 1.75" outer diameter (1/8" wall thickness) pipes for stage 1. For Stage 2, I used square tubing for the main center crossbrace and 12mm round tubing for the cross bracings to each wheel corner. Also, I used heim joints for each of the cross bracings, so that I could adjust the tightness of the bracing. I will take pictures soon as I can to clear up all this confussion.


steve...
ouch...that is up there in $$.....
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