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You need to realize the actual cost to make some of this stuff. Most companies are not getting rich from selling this stuff. Go price out all the machine work, heat treating, parts, raw material, labor, packaging, advertisement, and overhead. Then tell me the microstubs are expensive. I understand where you are coming from but you cant ask for race quality parts on a backyard builder budget. And you do get what you pay for. Go buy some china made microstubs and check the machining tollerances. You pay for beter materials and quality control. Sorry to help hi-jack your thread master. I just figured I would help you reach your goal of the longest thread in internet history. When the hell are we going to see some completed pics and video of this machine.
I want to ask a question put to me by a friend i know that buggies are very costly if we could get the cost down of a buggies and be able to reach a broader market wouldn't that help our sport. instead of selling one or too buggies if you could sell five or ten parts drives this industry...... you would have that many more to sell parts too this would mean going to empi and other manufactures to get there prices down also its just pipes and a motor with wheels whole cars cost more you can buy a 2011 camaro ss for less than some mini buggies two buggy builders are out of buis now maybe more.just a thought for example micro stubs assy. by race trim 1295.00 that's allot of money for that part compared to a camaro rear suspension lol you have to be rich to be in this there are lots of potential customers out there. i have a buggy right now i could sell for ten thousand and make money on Evan making them one at a time i know its possible
I think that the X-18 is exactly what you are talking about. It's still pricey, but it would be hard to build a car with similar components for the same price. Of course it's made in China. That is a good way to make something cheaper. As for quality, I don't know, they seem to work.I think that Fabr mentioned it but economy of scale kicks in at much higher quantities than the whole mini buggy market. Camaro parts are cheaper because there are millions made. A hundred part run couldn't get you close.On my build I tried to use many off the shelf parts instead of specialty buggy parts. Some of it works out good but some makes it more difficult.Go ahead and post the boring video Fabr. I need to see something!
Oh ,pics will come sooner or later. Hell. vid from inside a car is BORING. I gotta get a camera operator.
I offered Fabr to drive away from him with his buggy last night...But he not so graciously declined