anyone have access to a cnc machine or able to machine parts?

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i saw some japanese hubs for our beloved 240s on rare trick. they were 5 lug conversion hubs that fit on stock s13 spindles. but they were 400 for the 2 front and around the same price for the rear. what im thinking is how hard would it be to make up the template for it with all the specs, how much labor would be involved and how much could it be done for?thanx


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what part of the web site was it on? please give me the web page. i'll take a look at em.. i don't have a cnc. but i do have access to mills, lathes, surface grinders, etc. i work at a tool and die shop. me tool maker

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nevermind.. i found them....maybe i'll have to make them. i would need to see them to make them.. take measurements. maybe i'll order them on my credit card. take measurements of them and draw it to CAD. and start making them.. then send them back and say they didn't work right. ahhahahahha

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well what i think would be even easier, is find a 5 lug hub from the s14se's. use that for the pattern for the lugs and such, and then take the measurements from the s13 4 lug base of it and then just put the measurements together and make one solid piece, and then we can start our own evil empire muaahaha, or justsell them to the good people of nico, because even if its 300+ for a set it would save a hell of a lot of work time and energy

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yup sounds good to me. no one said we couldn't make them.

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I'll be your first customer if i can get a set for less then 400

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how long do you think it would take to make if we did go through with this idea? that and we need to think of a name for our evil corporation

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GIVE NICO GUYS A DISCOUNT.... PLEASE!

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sure

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if you get the parts drawing done, send me some prints or a CAD model. i can make some for myself, but i don't have the resources to mass produce them

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rco8786 wrote:I'll be your first customer if i can get a set for less then 400


looking at # 2 right here!!!

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yeah.. i don't have the resources either to mass produce these bad boys either. i would only be able to make a couple sets and it would take a while. i think my boss would know why my die's aren't being made very fast and i'm not being productive. hahahah.. i luv government projects and getting payed for them. I got payed double time on a sunday to tig weld my bov flange to my hot pipe. now that is the way to work on your car

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well how bout this, you make me a set since i came up with the idea, test them on your car, then il buy a set off you and then go from there, because i dont really have the funds for new wheels, brakes ties and such that would go along witht he 5 lug, but id like to have them for the future. talk to me on aim at DeafSeeingEyeDog if youre serious about making them


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