[Fot] Crower Carrot

[Steve Belfer]

How do you tell your wives that you need to spend 3-6k on a crankshaft?

~Steve  B   :)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shane Ingate" <hottr6 at hotmail.com>
To: <Gt6steve at aol.com>
Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Crower Carrot


> Steve,
>
> The low quote you received from SCAT amortizes the cost of set-up on the
> first crank over 10 units.  Moldex says that the first unit is $6K, the
> first 3 units $5.5K each, and the price decreases depending on the length 
> of
> the production run.
>
> I do not know of many serious TR5/6 racers out there: Chuck Arnold, Dean 
> Van
> der Carr, Sam Halkias, Walt Hollowill, JK Jackson, Bob Lang, Mike Munson,
> Kai Radicke, Marty Sukey, Dave Wingett and Alan Washatko.  My apologies if 
> I
> have left any out.  Still, it is a small number, and not because the car 
> is
> incapable, but we have to race unfairly in classes where the car is 
> largely
> non-competitive.
>
> The GT6s have an easier time because they meet the age requirements.
>
> Shane
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Gt6steve at aol.com
> To: hottr6 at hotmail.com, gasket.works at verizon.net
> CC: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Crower Carrot
> Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:04:31 EDT
>
> Shane,
> Who told you 6K?  Probably Moldex.  Several years ago Scat told me $2200 
> for
> the sixes and I could mix the strokes.  Trouble was I had to buy ten and I
> just couldn't float that expense.  I've not talked to them in several 
> years.
> Steve
>
>
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