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stocago · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 227

Okay, I guess I have to backpedal. I love Bennett Truks and I really like the ideas here, but I'm not made of money. What will the ballpark price be in US dollars?

pavedwave · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1120 Location: seattle wa usa

stridey · Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Posts: 48

I think the above picture shows why we use you as a tester!
Comments noted and we will have some fun in the next few weeks while we test!

stridey · Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Posts: 48

Some more spy shots,,,,,keeping the hanger up my sleeve till preliminary testing is doen over the weekend, weather permitting, but not far off the rendering.

blake · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 198 Location: Seattle

dude those are sexy. any price range yet????
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stridey · Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Posts: 48

reasuringly expensive?

Nah, seriously we dont do these to make money. And costs that people dont see are the protos, the two-ing and fro-ing between home and the machinists.

So, while they will never be 'cheap' we do hope that for some people they will be 'good value'.

blake · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 198 Location: Seattle

thats waht i was hoping to here
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stridey · Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Posts: 48

More pics , we have a few little tweaks and fettling to do (mainly cosmetic to thge baseplate to help is visually match the hanger better, and a small mod to the hanger)...hopefully ready to take orders next week.

The little 'trough' or channel for the mounting nuts works really well. And allows for a good tight setup. In practice the nut is easily held in place by a finger and doing up the bolt with just a hex key or a phillips head was super easy.

LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

WOW!

Looking great. Have you decided to move away from the composite baseblate and stick to aluminum? Or is that just for your mock ups? Or am i just confused?

stridey · Joined: 11 Mar 2009 Posts: 48

Ali first. Its a known quantity.

Then we play with composite just because we can.....and its a 'nod' to Bennett.

The area around the top bushing in the hanger is being shaved a bit. And as I say I want the baseplate to be a bit more linked visually to the hanger. Its only when you see the truck in the flesh do these design areas really show themselves.

The nut 'trough' idea works really well, and is a result of beefing up that thickness to help production. You can really crank those nuts down tight and while its a small improveent in holding things in place I take the view that lots of little improvement all add up.