Mikelly Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 I have a shipment of machined parts coming in this week, and I plan to have a prototype done and test fitted by the weekend. The plan as of Right now is this: I will get two sets done and one shipped off to California, one sent down to Richmond for powdercoating. I have an outstanding balance to the machinist, and I have no idea how long it will take to build these puppies, but I have 4 orders prepaid from Mike M, Rubin, Danno74Z, and Tom Sumner. All others please pay asap as I have still got about $200 worth of matterials to buy plus the complete outstanding balance to the machinist. I'll send him a check next week for his services, but I want to have enough orders paid so I can just knock them all out at once... As of right now I have enough matterials to fill the four orders I mentioned above plus 4 extra pairs. I plan to have everything done and shipped before my Honeymoon on Sept. 22nd, and if all goes well, shipped out before my wedding on the 15th! You can send payments to PAYPAL or mail me a check. Contact me offline if you are a previous buyer of the front control arms. Mike ZF Racing LLC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted August 21, 2001 Author Share Posted August 21, 2001 ...Well timing is everything... I just recieved a box with parts, did accountability and realized that I got HALF my shipment in... I have parts enough to make exactly 5 sets. I've got a call into John to get me double what he sent me, so hopefully I'll have the first 4 sets (Tsumner I didn't get your payment, but I did get Mark I's) plus the prototype set. Stay tuned, I start work on the mockup as soon as the square tubing arrives. Mike Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy 77zt Posted August 25, 2001 Share Posted August 25, 2001 havent been doing any major work to my z-just minor maintenance-see post.enjoy your honeymoon.what kind of wine do you like-red or white?randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted August 27, 2001 Author Share Posted August 27, 2001 I love White Wine.... Actually SHE is a convert as well, and I have turned her into a full blown Wino! Got the square tubing and the right sized washers, now locating the 1 3/16 ID Tubing for the outboard side of the arm. I'm still calling around, but I think S&W will be the right place... I got 50 ft of 1.5 inch .125 wall square tubing in Friday, and I suspect that a set of these control arms will east up about 6-8 feet of square tubing. I should have pics of the mock up later this week if the round tubing issue is sorted by Tuesday (And it should be). I plan to take this Friday of and work it all up to completion and start knocking the 1st five orders out. The Jig is done and it will make centering the units true to factory form pretty easy. Then all I have to do is take the welded up unit and cut it to insert the adjuster blocks, welded them in, and thread it up. THESE UNITS WILL NOT SHIP PAINTED!!!! I might prime them for rust prevention, but that would be dependant upon time. Mike [ August 27, 2001: Message edited by: Mikelly ] [ August 27, 2001: Message edited by: Mikelly ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted September 2, 2001 Author Share Posted September 2, 2001 UPDATE On the control arm construction... I ordered the round tubing for the final sections on the rear control arms this past week... They sent me the wrong size tubing, so I had to re-order (They won't take back contrsuction material...so I'm stuck with some 1.25 inch tubing) the right size stuff and it came in on Friday. I'm gonna work on the stuff today and tomorrow, and hopefully get somepics up on the web so you guys can see the units. If all goes well, I should have a set or two completed by the coming weekend. I figure that once I get the first set done, the rest should come much more easily. More to follow... Mike Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno74Z Posted September 2, 2001 Share Posted September 2, 2001 Mike, Thanks for the update on the control arms. Don't work too hard on them - it's Labor Day weekend ya know. Thanks for the effort! Danno74Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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