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Re: Speedring Cowl for a Rotec - Possible Group Order?
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 12:48 pm
by dougm
Well then, remove the agony and go for the Rotec!
If we had 5 people the math would be:
________Cowl__Tooling__Total
5 people: $375 + $695 = $1070/ea
just sayin'
Re: Speedring Cowl for a Rotec - Possible Group Order?
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:03 pm
by painless
Oh what the heck.......count me in Doug.
You're a bad influence. Next you're going to make me buy a set of Bose headsets.....
Re: Speedring Cowl for a Rotec - Possible Group Order?
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 9:33 am
by dougm
Great! Once the cowl is done I'll work on you getting a headset
Re: Speedring Cowl for a Rotec - Possible Group Order?
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 3:35 pm
by painless
Trade ya a headset for some dental work, say a free root canal?? Deal??
Re: Speedring Cowl for a Rotec - Possible Group Order?
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 11:17 am
by dougm
Fortunately I don't a need root canal... but I'll keep the option in mind
Re: Speedring Cowl for a Rotec - Possible Group Order?
Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 3:27 pm
by Nick
Doug I'm seriously considering throwing my hat in on this.
Nick
Re: Speedring Cowl for a Rotec - Possible Group Order?
Posted: Sat May 14, 2016 8:08 pm
by dougm
I haven't heard back on the possibility of a group discount and I doubt it would happen given that it's the tooling costs that are the biggest part of the bill. I'm moving ahead with getting something drawn up that they can use to build the tooling and I'll share it here first. I'm using the Waco drawings and scaling them down to fit.
One thing to consider. I spoke to the Rotec guys and confirmed with Hans & Sam that they chose to move their exhaust back 30mm (about 1 1/4 inches) by lengthening the stacks between the cylinders and the collector ring. I plan on doing the same. I'm not sure if there would be any clearance issues with the exhaust in the stock location so you have to check that and perhaps make some cutouts at the bottom of the ring to provide clearance. Not a big deal, just thought I should mention it.
Re: Speedring Cowl for a Rotec - Possible Group Order?
Posted: Sat May 14, 2016 8:30 pm
by dougm
Ok, so by my count we have 5 (including myself) who are either definitely interested or seriously considering it:
Doug (Myself)
Nick
Jeff Orear
Steve Searle
Ed White
At five that does a nice job of minimizing the tooling costs. As I said above, let me get something drawn up and share it here and see if we are all in agreement.
Re: Speedring Cowl for a Rotec - Possible Group Order?
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 9:03 pm
by Bitshifter
Doug,
I am going to have to cancel on the Speed Ring group order. I have decided to go with a cowling made by Dick Hartzler who posts on the Dawn Patrol site. I am going to try a stock offering with a 34" diameter and 8" radius. I will post some more info when the cowling arrives.
I hope this does not inconvenience you to much since prior to finding him I was "All In" on the group order.
His link is here:
http://www.dawnpatrol.org/cowl.htm
Good luck on your build.
Ed White
Hatz #154
Re: Speedring Cowl for a Rotec - Possible Group Order?
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 7:08 am
by dougm
ok. Thanks for the heads up. I have connected with someone to do the CAD drawings for the ring and that should be done in a week or two. From that point I'll be looking for more solid commitment on the order so I can finalize with United Metal Spinning. I realize the price is higher due to the tooling cost, but with enough people we can lighten the load and future builders will benefit from a very affordable price for something that is not available today.
Good luck with the cowl.