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Post by 350wayne on Jun 14, 2013 3:36:20 GMT 1
Hi all , I'm presently ( still ) building my lc hybrid , I 've bought a complete ducati 916 front end to go in it , but the yokes need too much work to fit . So I'm now going down the billet yoke road . Can anyone reccomend someone to do the job ? The two quotes I've had so far are £570 (NK racing) & £1000 ( gulp ) from Alan Witton both are ' a bit ' on the expensive side for me .... Can anyone help ? Cheers Ps , I've had my vj23 RGV swinger modded and rearsets made by Nigel at NK and he's done a top job on them  ) |
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Post by jon on Jun 14, 2013 7:54:59 GMT 1
From personal experience, and what I have heard from others; Nigel does a great job as far as quality is concerned. You even agree.
As far as cost ... If you've ever seen and added up how much is involved you'd be surprised. Material cost, CAD design time, machining time, CAM cost and maintenance. Some machining takes many hours for a single piece. My local machinist has just had to replace one of his lathes pair of headstock bearings at a cost of around £2,000.
For most people our hobby might not be cheap, but the rewards are high.
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Post by winnerevo1 on Jun 14, 2013 9:28:10 GMT 1
Spondon 440 makes stuff but don't know if he comes on here +1 |
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Post by Trubrit on Jun 14, 2013 9:45:45 GMT 1
Spondon 440 makes stuff but don't know if he comes on here +1 +2 The Guys Name Is Andy / Blease Engineering To contact us please call: 01925 445105, email us at info@bleaseeng.co.uk or use our online contact form. |
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Post by Dieseldog on Jun 14, 2013 9:58:46 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2013 10:04:21 GMT 1
Could try 'moveitdriver' on here... Works at Metmachex (his dad owns it), and has been doing some billet stuff on here.
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Post by 350wayne on Jun 14, 2013 13:40:11 GMT 1
Thanks for the leads chaps , will follow them up and let you know how I get on ... Yes I totally agree about price / quality , I do believe you get what you pay for in this world , it's just that I set a total in my head for this project ( £5 k ) and already gone past that and I'm nowhere near finished .... The statement somebody said about these 'projects 'that think of a target then double it , seems to be ringing true ! Lol . Money pit and I need to do more overtime seem to be ringing in my ears aswell !!! Lol . It'll be worth it in the end I know ... Will keep you posted :
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Post by marsbar350 on Jun 14, 2013 14:18:55 GMT 1
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Post by robw on Jun 14, 2013 16:44:48 GMT 1
Andy (spondon440) is excellent, he made me a set for my ELR.
Rob
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Post by moveitdriver on Jun 16, 2013 21:23:22 GMT 1
Hi, we charge from £600 up to £900 depends on the design, the machines to make these cost from 30k up to my new machine 50k. But there nice toys to have. :-)
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