Findlay234
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| posted on 16/8/06 at 02:17 PM |
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help me!!!
Right going back to my clutch slave adapter...... Have been round quite a few fabricators in the area and the best price i can get for it is £60.
Tried insisting its not for production but just for my car and they wont budge. Anyone know where i can get something like this done for a better
price. preferably within driving distance of south bucks.
cheers
findlay
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mookaloid
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| posted on 16/8/06 at 02:53 PM |
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Doesn't sound too bad to me.
If I was a skilled lathe operator with overheads to pay I'd want at least £60 for an hours work.
Cheers
Mark
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The Shootist
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 posted on 16/8/06 at 02:57 PM |
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Hmmmm..
What material are you looking for?
Ally?
Steel?
Unobtainium?
Try asking after a local trade school.
I could make it, but I'm on the wrong side of the Atlantic. 
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02GF74
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| posted on 16/8/06 at 03:00 PM |
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what is it meant to do? surely it can be redesigned to be cheaper/easier to make?
how come you are the first person to require this part?
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greggors84
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| posted on 16/8/06 at 03:07 PM |
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The problem is if its just a one off, they need to set the machines up just for a one off so it works out expensive, if you did a run of 10 say it
would work out a lot less.
I went to a few places to try and get some gear remotes mate up for the type 9 box, had some interest on here so was going to go for a run of 10, they
quoted me £2000 for the batch. And £500 for a one off!!!! Westfield sell them for £80 so i politely said no!
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 16/8/06 at 03:39 PM |
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Doesn't the local tech have a model engineering club using the machine shop?
Or try your local secondary school metalwork teacher.
A local rowing club here had parts cast and machined at the local secondary school.
Hope this helps.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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BKLOCO
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| posted on 16/8/06 at 03:51 PM |
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Quite honestly thats about what I'd charge you if I were to do the job.
Youre looking at at least an hours work plus materials.
In ally thats close on £10 alone.
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want!!! 
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Findlay234
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| posted on 16/8/06 at 04:03 PM |
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in aluminium, its the adapter for my saab concentric clutch slave to fit into my toyota t50 gearbox.
Hmm you do all seem to be in agreement that £60 is a fair price. ill think about it.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 16/8/06 at 08:50 PM |
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If your having something made up as a one off 60 quids nothing. Especially if it gets it done and gets it done well.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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02GF74
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| posted on 17/8/06 at 09:10 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Findlay234
in aluminium, its the adapter for my saab concentric clutch slave to fit into my toyota t50 gearbox.
dunno what you have exactly but I have hydraulic clutch in my Land Rover. I suspect it is bery similar and would be like a master sylinder but work
in reverse.
So the business end will be like this?
 
primary piston stuck
A piston to push a rod, and since in you ddrawing I do not see any thred so I am guessing the slave bolts to the gear box?
Providing you can keep the slave in the rigt place, you don't necessarily need a fancy con centric jobbie?
can you not wled something onto the gear box? Ir drill and tap the gearbos and make some adpater out of angle iron?
Can you take a photo of the slave and the gearbox part that it is to sit in?
Can a different slave be used?
I assume toyota gearbox i cable? If not, why not use the toyota slave?
Sorry if I'm talking carp but I do not have info. describing the problem but reckon there has to be another easiere/chepaer DIY way.
(for 60+ quid, you could probal;by get a different gearbox?)
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