ttforcefed
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This is america - time is money. Im in and happy to pay a vig for the effort!
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The Quest for A Durable Front Crossover Pipe
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scott schmerge
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This is for fun... if there were a huge market outside of this group, and I could get the price comparable to the current pos part, maybe. For now, let’s prove the concept and enjoy the benefit of the collective effort.
Johnhanks1
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Also interested in one 
mbw
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I'm in as well.
if we need more hunting on the manufacturing side of this... I know a guy who has contacts in china to get things made.... I also work in manufacturing visualization software so I'd love to see the CAD file at some point.
if we need more hunting on the manufacturing side of this... I know a guy who has contacts in china to get things made.... I also work in manufacturing visualization software so I'd love to see the CAD file at some point.
avslash
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@scott schmerge
Did you get Adams address? Just checking. He sent it to me, but sounds like you already have a part in hand to send him.
Did you get Adams address? Just checking. He sent it to me, but sounds like you already have a part in hand to send him.
scott schmerge
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Fantastic. Once I have the cad file (as long as Adam is okay sharing the file with everyone- his intellectual property) we can do so. I have a manufacturing contact in China also, but doesn’t hurt to get multiple prices.
scott schmerge
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I got it! Thanks.
Bryan Jones
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I'm in as well, as I'm pretty sure mine just chatted leaking recently
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mbw
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I reached out to my buddy about this. Waiting to hear back on the manufacturing front.
I don't have one of these handy, but looking at images and reading a bit.. it seems like the factory part is a two piece plastic cast that is bonded together. That obviously makes for a weak point. I am wondering if it would be possible to use a stock part and make an aluminum die casting of it. We would need to work with a company that specializes in this. I looked a few up, like this one in Iowa (near-ish me) that does stuff like this..
It seems like it could get a little expensive, but I am ok with that. It would require finish work to get the o-ring surfaces correct.
Edit: either way, if we get a good CAD model, we could have a few of us go off and individually fund a few prototypes to figure out what the best one is. I doub't any of us care to make this a profit thing. I'd be happy to do all of it at cost if we can keep more LR4 on the road.
https://www.leclairemfg.com/industries-served/engine-components/
I don't have one of these handy, but looking at images and reading a bit.. it seems like the factory part is a two piece plastic cast that is bonded together. That obviously makes for a weak point. I am wondering if it would be possible to use a stock part and make an aluminum die casting of it. We would need to work with a company that specializes in this. I looked a few up, like this one in Iowa (near-ish me) that does stuff like this..
It seems like it could get a little expensive, but I am ok with that. It would require finish work to get the o-ring surfaces correct.
Edit: either way, if we get a good CAD model, we could have a few of us go off and individually fund a few prototypes to figure out what the best one is. I doub't any of us care to make this a profit thing. I'd be happy to do all of it at cost if we can keep more LR4 on the road.
https://www.leclairemfg.com/industries-served/engine-components/
