ezzzzzzz Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Don't worry. Justin will come through. Anything could have come up. It wasn't that long ago that his machinist had that horrific accident to deal with. The flanges got made after things settled. I'm confident that we'll get those plemun flanges in due time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Mark, I know he will come through....eventually. It's just my nature to be.....demanding (in a good way). I manage capital projects exceeding $40 million to $50 million a year, projects that have considerable schedule contraints and impacts, etc., and I just can't turn that side of me off (unfortunately). When I am dealing with over 50+ vendors, contractors, consultants, regulatory bodies, internal colleagues, superiors, etc., I do not have the time to give 2nd, 3rd and 4th chances. It's a weakness of mine (being unable to turn that side off). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 fast z Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 I know as well as being a buisness man, that you have to honor what you say. I build heads and intakes for guys all the time, and although I may be a couple days or so late, I call my customers every week or better and let the know whats going on, if I am ever late. The key is to keep people updated. Flanges are only a couple hundred dollars, but many of these people that ordered flanges, was done a year ago. I could not sleep with letting my customers wait a whole year after taking deposits or full payment. I am not trying to talk down justin by any means, just giving some advice. My suggestion is to not take any payment untill you have the parts in hand, on production runs, then no one has hard feelings. I guess I am just speaking from one vendor to another. I guess the key thing, is to make PERSONAL contact with your customers that have paid. PM's or email, or even a phone call. Rap some old cardboard, and a bunch of duct tape around the flanges, and send them off! They are durable, they wont break! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzzzzzz Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 I guess I'm out voted. LOL. I work for the gov't so my expectations are the exact opposite of yours. Nothing happens fast. For that matter, I haven't found anyone in the engine building or machine shop industry that is expedient.. locally anyway. I certainly see your point. When said and done it looks like my stroker rebuild will be two years in the making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Justin, why is it that you can visit Hybridz, even as early as an hour ago (present time is 4:10 PM PST), yet provide no update as to the shipping status of the flanges? You have ignored my last two PMs, you have ignored this thread for nearly 3 weeks, yet find time to post in other threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 I finally got to do some porting on my P90 head to match Justin's intake flange. This is for a modest L28 SC (M62) project pushing around 8 psi for street driving. I did not remove the valve guides so pocket grinding was minimal or none in those areas. The radius' at the bowls were smoothed and the runners were blended/port matched. I also chamfered the intake flange at the injector port to blend with the head. There was a lot of material on the floor and work bench when done. Any input or observations are welcome. Here are some photos. I noticed the surface of the head looked like it had been ground on, are you going to have the head decked (if thats the proper term, just make flat)? By the way head looks nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughdogz Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Justin!... Justin!... Justin!... Echo!... Echo!... Echo!.. Hey Man, are you busy this weekend? We can meet up at the Ship, and I'll buy you a beer in exchange for the flanges I hope everything is going allright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOlson Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 Sorry Everyone, I will take care of all the flange shipments this weekend. If your address has changed since you sent me the paypal payment, please e-mail me at JustinAOlson@gmail.com. Hugh, We'll meet up this weekend. Best Regards, Justin Olson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzzzzzz Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Challenger, the surface was polished with a scotchpad puck in a drill to remove oxidation and discoloration. If a machinist's flat indicates a need I'll have that surface skim cut. I was pleased with the basic porting but want to perform a little more detail work. I think I'll push the exhaust guides out and work those bowls a little more too. The idea is not for maximum flow. Compromise between hp and longivity is my goal. Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 My head had been ground with one of the scotch pad wheels and the machinist told us that even those will remove some material and he strongly reccomended us to deck the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOlson Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 I'm having a lot of trouble tracking down everyones mailing address. Its hard to figure out what screen names relate to peoples paypal names. Also if you sent me payment via check I don't have your address, and will need some help. Please PM me or e-mail me your corresponding shipping address so I can get all these flanges out. Thanks for the help! Regards, Justin These are the ones I'm still having trouble with: 1. 340ZXTTAZ 2. GLENN280ZX (Paid in full) 3. niceguy678us 4. 70z 5. znow white (paid in full) 6. Doug71zt (paid in full) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcheeze36 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I'm having a lot of trouble tracking down everyones mailing address. Its hard to figure out what screen names relate to peoples paypal names. Also if you sent me payment via check I don't have your address, and will need some help. Please PM me or e-mail me your corresponding shipping address so I can get all these flanges out. Thanks for the help! Regards, Justin These are the ones I'm still having trouble with: ... 4. 70z ... Shipping info sent via PM a few minutes ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLENN280ZX Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Just sent you mine (pm) also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
340ZXTTAZ Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I sent you the Shipping address in a PM. Please get those shipped out ASAP. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinOlson Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 I've attached a IGES assembly for those that are curious how the plenum should be constructed. This is just one example. Regards, Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
340ZXTTAZ Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Justin when can i expect those parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kj280z Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Shipping info sent via PM a few minutes ago Justin, Did you get my email with my new address? I emailed it to you again a little while ago... Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest znow white Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 znow white here i would like a full refund for 1 set i thought you got my email i bought 2 sets remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Hmmm.. this is getting interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow_Old_Car Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 I'll take that spare set if your refunding the guy, just PM me if it's good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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