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Originally Posted by GregWeld
You want to witness what heat does to metal -- just watch the larger slot cut on that laser and you'll see the metal curl...
Personally -- I think there's a huge market for DIY kits like this.... and I've said a million times... that you don't (as a manufacturer) really care if they ever see the light of day. Most "hot rods" have been sitting unfinished in the garage for years and never get done. The lower the cost of the parts - the higher the likelihood that the project never gets finished - because that customer looses interest or runs out of money etc well before the project is near completion. I'm not being negative about that type of build.. it's just factual.
I disagree with the others about the liability. There is no more liability than buying A arms and installing them yourself - or brakes - or bolting on your own set of wheels... and people do this millions of times daily.
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Its an unfortunate fact about the industry but a valid point. I want my customers to be comfortable with their projects before I sell something and on 2 occasions (When I was younger and more naive) I told the guy I would not sell him a frame because I thought what he was planning was dangerous. Now you just cover your but with a contract and make enough money to have a lawyer on call BUT like you said, 50%-75% of these projects will never make it that far.
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Originally Posted by Budweasel
I agree with Greg on the liability issue. Don't think it is as big a hurdle as it is made out to be.
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And I feel comfortable enough with it to cut guys loose on it. I hope that says something about it, lol. The video will make more since too.
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Originally Posted by tom_a
Russell,
Your frame looks nice but with respect I think this sounds more like a sales ad that really should be reserved for companies supporting/paying to advertise here on Lat-G. I can think of four companies here that build complete frames and they spend several hundred dollars per year to do so. They are all long time supporters of this site in no specific order: Roadster Shop, Art Morrison, Ironworks and Schwartz. Sorry if I left others out.
Maybe it would be good to sign up and be a supporting vendor?
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Yes it can be looked at that way. I haven't designed anything yet nor am I selling anything yet either. What I really wanted the input from the discerning members of this forum to let me know if they thought it was a good idea or not. I'm only 25 and know I'm still young and dumb so I wanted the opinion of others who have been around the industry and end user about their thoughts. I really love the Lateral-G forum, the information is quality with little to no BS. TONS of killer information and right people to provide it without a lot of fluff or mud slinging but I have had people point out BAD ideas to me and discuss them with me on how to improve them. I love that part of LG. (notice I didn't ask this question on PT.com) If this looks like an AD to a mod please feel free to slap me in the face but just don't band me, it was not my intention. I will definitely become a sponsor before I try to sell anything but first I need a product to sell and a shop that's truly my own. That I'm working on setting up right now with 2 of the guys I took with me to SEMA in 09 for you guys who saw us there with the PT-57.
Thanks again for all the input and please keep it coming (if that's ok?).
-Russell