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[Mort]

Noooooooooooo, I was looking forward to getting one of those kits after the car was finished and on the road and finances permit.

If you do completely stop making them is there any chance that you may consider releasing information at some stage in future (with the appropriate caveats of course)?

Or possibly sell the jigs etc so someone else could continue your excellent work.

[A9X]

Lenny, i'll take one please.

[axistr]

Thanks guys,

I was asked to go into the T.A.F.E system as a part time teacher for heavy vehicles some time ago and have finally decided to give it a go. If they are dumb enough to pay a stupid old bloke like me $69.85 per hour and not get dirty every day, I am going to take up thier offer.

At the end of the day doing the racks = $10.00 per hour profit at work, doing them properly. So if anyone was going to buy my Jigs wouldn't be doing them for the money. I did them for people and the love of the Toranas. I know the price of the kits sounds very expensive but if you stood next to me and watched the whole process you would get some idea how much time, effort and money goes into one kit. To try and keep the costs down I had to do five at a time but then there is lots of money tied up.

Example: to get the steering column adapters made I had to order twenty at a time @ $350.00 each, If I order fifty I can get them for $295.00 each.

The correct variable ratio racks costs me $350.00 each plus freight then we have to mod and reco them, my mate does the rack reco and one of the mods for me cheap @ $650.00 each.

I would think a pro could machine up some of the parts quicker than me and save a bit of time, but on average I spend around twenty five to thirty hours each by the time I pack them up and ship them. Then add the new tie rods and bars ect,ect,ect.

Sure I can now do then a bit cheaper due to the fact that I don't have the overheads that I had at Axis Truck Repairs, but I still need to have insurance when I sell them and that gets very expensive per year. It's the same price if I sell 0ne or one hundred rack kits. Less than twenty kits per year I will be loosing money. I was using my company to foot this bill in our total insurance policy but I carn't do that anymore. The one that made the most money was Julia Gillard's 10 % G.S.T

So for the above reasons I couldn't see it viable to continue at this time.

Anyone wanting a kit just PM me.


Lenny

[axistr]

No worries Peter, still have two left in the current batch of six.
PM sent.

Lenny.

[axistr]

Due to so many Torana owners asking/hassleing me to supply kits I have decided to continue. Thanks for all the support forum members. I have had to further develope my jigs to save time to keep costs down to save me some valuble time. I have started a new thread which explaines things in more detail.
More info can be found in the steering & suspension thread - Torana power steering kits.

Many thanks Axistr
Lenny.

Edited by axistr, 15 November 2012 - 06:53 PM.

[its Paul]

Thanks Lenny, Tim is fitting the rack, and looks very good if I may say so, thanks again.:-)

[axistr]

G'day Paul,

Very nice, the torrie looks a million bucks mate well done. Your car is in good hands Tim's work is always first class. Hope to see you driving one handed soon.

[A9X]

if not , mine is for sale, dummy fitted only, never used

[A9X]

i'll let Lenny answer first, don't want to pinch a sale . He's done us all a big favour and needs to be compensated for his efforts.

[axistr]

No worries Welby, I have no problems with that. I am currently doing another  batch of six at the moment as I sold the last one in stock yesterday.

 

Lenny.

[A9X]

considering postage, i'll try and sell mine this side of the paddock.

 

Lenny will be closer for you as well.

[Ricky Bobby]

Hi Lenny, are you still making the power steering racks, I hope I can put in an order for one. I'm putting an LS1 into a UC hatch conversion.

The steering rack is one of my initial components for set up. I'm ready to purchase or at least book one in. You work and development are a credit to you.

Please let me know where your at. Cheers  

[axistr]

G'day Ricky,

 

I am finishing off a short run of power steering kits at the moment, PM sent.