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Old 10-19-2012 | 10:58 PM
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Hey guys and fellow eco owners. I looked for an aftermarket rear brace for the eco and there doesnt seem to be a dedicated one out there. So I took some titanium i had and made one of my own, came here to share it with yall and get some feedback. Thanks for looking and the feedback
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Old 10-20-2012 | 03:23 AM
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Looks good!
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Wow!! You wanna' make another one that I can buy?? (seriously)
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Old 10-20-2012 | 07:07 AM
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Thanks guys for the possitive feedback!! Yea I can make another one, I'm still modding this one, skeletonizing it more for added weight savings and possibly some jeweling. What's it worth to you as is?
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I would want a finished product, not a prototype
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Old 10-20-2012 | 08:01 AM
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Lol no not sale you this same exact one but a actual finish product. I was asking as is, as far as looks what is it worth to you . Not sure how much something like this would be worth, it's titanium an about 7hours of machining.
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What's the weight compared to the alum. piece?
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What's the weight compared to the alum. piece?
As of now its about 40 grams and the plastic is 15 grams. I don't have an aluminum one to compare it to. But I will be doing more machining on it to hopefuly cut the weight to almost half If not more. (so says solidworks) It's really light as of now for such a big piece. I will finish up skeletonizing Monday after deciding on a final design and post updated pictures then. Keep a look out cause I will update and be willing to make some for people that are interested.

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Lol no not sale you this same exact one but a actual finish product. I was asking as is, as far as looks what is it worth to you . Not sure how much something like this would be worth, it's titanium an about 7hours of machining.
Welp, I cannot put a value on your work, only you can do that...... sooooooo lemme know what you figure out regarding price. Of course paying for machinist time would be waaay out of my price range, I just couldn't begin to come up with any figure that would sound reasonable.
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Welp, I cannot put a value on your work, only you can do that...... sooooooo lemme know what you figure out regarding price. Of course paying for machinist time would be waaay out of my price range, I just couldn't begin to come up with any figure that would sound reasonable.
True, nah I'm not gonna charge machinist rates lol. After its all said and done i was thinking $60 shipped. Sounds fair to me.

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Old 10-20-2012 | 03:32 PM
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BTW the material is Titanium 6AL-4V ELI. For those that may have that qeustion
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