injector cooling fan shroud, no more BFR

Mon Feb 23 09:39:19 EST 2004

I was unable to get near a PC with internet for a week and a half or so, which explains the delay here on this reply. I am including the q-list in this because I wanted to let everybody know my current situation.

I'll start by saying that I had the plug ready and was ready to start making the mold during the second week of January, but now the project is on hold until an undeterminable date.

Bottom line is that I am no longer with Black Forest Racing. My father was making some bad descisions in how he was running the business for a few years now and I got sick of it (there was a last straw incident of course). He neglected to pay me recently, which is why I have not been able to check my e-mail all too often - my internet is down at the house. I got a temporary job at Circuit City while I'm figuring out what exactly to do now, which is pointing towards starting my own shop. I do still have my assoctiation with Champion Racing, and more recently with KMW Motorsports who is an ex employee of BFR. I'm doing ok now that I'm working again (well working and actually getting paid), but at the moment I do not have a place to do any big jobs (only have my driveway) which is why I can't continue on the injector cooling shrouds. I have my tools, but no composite things other then a 50ftx4ft roll of carbon fiber (need fiberglass among other things to make the molds for the !
shrouds) and some resin, no air compressor and no vacuum bagging equipment. I am discussing starting a shop with a friend, and I'm wanting very badly to go forward with it, but funding is an issue. Maybe I should start racing the 5ktq for money, heh, or better yet track rides. 

Anybody in need of an '88 80 4cyl or '88 90 4cyl parts car (contact off list)? I'd rather sell them running, but both need fuel pumps which I can't afford ATM.

-Cody Forbes
http://www.500tq.com
'86 5ktq
'87 5ktq EFI/K27
'88 80 4cyl
'88 90 4cyl

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Livolsi, Stephane" <Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 17:39:46 -0600

>Hey Cody, anything happening with this?
>
>Stephane
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Cody [mailto:Cody at mail.craincorporated.com] 
>> Sent: December 15, 2003 2:40 PM
>> To: Livolsi, Stephane
>> Subject: RE: injector cooling fan shroud
>> 
>> 
>> Well before I lost the messages I had about 15 orders, from 
>> about 9 people. Since I lost the messages I have so far 12 
>> orders from 5 people. Yeah, US money. If it's easier Paypal 
>> would work for me too.
>> 
>> -Cody
>> 
>> 
>> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> From: "Livolsi, Stephane" <Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com>
>> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 16:05:14 -0600
>> 
>> >Ok, count me in for 2 at max cost of $50 each. US $$ I 
>> presume? (hmmmm, 
>> >maybe I should buy my US bux now....)
>> >
>> >What kind of response have you had?  I would assume that 
>> everyone with 
>> >a type 44 turbo would want at least 1 of them....
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Cody [mailto:Cody at mail.craincorporated.com]
>> >> Sent: December 15, 2003 1:33 PM
>> >> To: Livolsi, Stephane
>> >> Subject: RE: injector cooling fan shroud
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> Should be within $10 of $40. With the ammount of responses I
>> >> should say $40 would be about right, but if more then 3 or 4 
>> >> people back out then I'll need $50 so I can make my costs 
>> >> back. Molds aren't cheap unfortunately, but rest assured that 
>> >> I'm not trying to make my year on selling these things. No 
>> >> matter what happens I'll stick to $50 max, even if I take a loss.
>> >> 
>> >> -Cody
>> >> 
>> >> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> >> From: "Livolsi, Stephane" <Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com>
>> >> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 11:02:40 -0600
>> >> 
>> >> >Hi Cody, I'm in for 2 of them, subject to a firmer price
>> >> estimate, ok?
>> >> >
>> >> >Stephane
>> >> >Williams Lake, BC, Canada
>> >> >
>> >> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> >> From: Cody [mailto:Cody at mail.craincorporated.com]
>> >> >> Sent: December 15, 2003 6:18 AM
>> >> >> To: quattro at audifans.com
>> >> >> Subject: RE: injector cooling fan shroud
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> Could all that replied to me about the injector cooling fans 
>> >> >> please e-nail me again. I had a problem with my mail server and 
>> >> >> lost all of the messages I had saved in that folder.
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> The response was good, so I guess I'm going to go ahead 
>> with it. 
>> >> >> One question for the masses. Would you prefer them with no 
>> >> >> markings (the stock piece has the part number and the 
>> obligatory 
>> >> >> VW and 4 rings), with just 4 rings like 3 inches tall, or I was 
>> >> >> thinking about putting my shop name on there.
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> I'm fairly busy ATM so I wouldn't expect to hear any news about 
>> >> >> the process until mid January.
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> -Cody Forbes
>> >> >> Black Forest Racing
>> >> >> 2x '86 5ktq - loosing one to the crusher within the 
>> next few days 
>> >> >> :-( '87 5ktq EFI '88 80 4cyl
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>> >> >> From: "Chris Semple" <chris at force5auto.com>
>> >> >> Reply-To: <chris at force5auto.com>
>> >> >> Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:32:11 -0500
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> >> Yeah, of the 4 5ktq's that I've owned and of the other 3
>> >> >> or so that
>> >> >> >> I've seen in my life (they are'nt exactly common in south
>> >> >> florida),
>> >> >> >> I've only seen 1 un-broken shroud. Honestly the price
>> >> shouldn't be
>> >> >> >> too bad, I'm guestimating $40 +/- $10 maybe. Like I said,
>> >> >> about the
>> >> >> >> carbon ones, I have TONS of scrap carbon pieces that
>> >> >> otherwise either
>> >> >> >> get thrown away or tossed into a big bin that basically
>> >> >> just collects
>> >> >> >> dust so the carbon ones wouldn't be any more $ unless I
>> >> run out of
>> >> >> >> scraps which isn't likely anytime soon.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> If anybody has any interest let me know, because my
>> >> >> descision will be
>> >> >> >> based on the ammount of replies I get. So far 2, I'm
>> >> >> looking for like
>> >> >> >> 10ish which would be enough to make up for costs of the mold.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> -Cody Forbes
>> >> >> >> Black Forest Racing
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Hi Cody, I'd be interested in stocking a couple of
>> >> >> these(pending a look
>> >> >> >at the final product), in either plastic or CF versions. So
>> >> >> count me in
>> >> >> >for five assuming they look stock.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >-Cheers
>> >> >> >-Chris Semple
>> >> >> >Force 5 Automotive
>> >> >> >223 South Main St
>> >> >> >Concord, NH, 03301
>> >> >> >603-223-6700
>> >> >> >www.force5auto.com
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
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