[s-cars] samco gp

[abiglizard at att.net]

s-car hosers,

one of the questions JaMu brought up to be sorted out was
'do we have enough interest in getting a gp together?'

i for one would get into a gp for a set of hoses.  seems
like the hose replacement is something most of us wait
for (until we've got a leaker), then our options are few.

best method of ship?  we probably have some experts on
the list, eh? but it is usually cheaper getting anything
shipped via a slower method.  my thoughts were to ship to
the gp-lead by a slow boat, then UPS (fed-ex) to
purchasers.

i've never hosted a gp, but if there is enough interest i
could (i'll probably regret this) host the purchase.  of
course i'd be seeking help from anyone who has done a gp
before.

is there any others interested in new hoses?

kenny


> I know I'm going to regret this...but I wouldn't mind a set of hoses
> myself...at a decent price of course. I mentioned a few weeks back that if
> you get a GP going for them it's possible to deal with Samco directly or so
> I was told since I'm in Canada and there are no distributors here. When I
> talked to Samco said they would deal with me directly if I had a large
> enough order (at least a few kits). Prices would be about $100 US less per
> full kit than what it would cost at other places I checked, about $250 US
> for a full kit. That's a "guesstimate" as I'm including shipping costs to my
> place and duty etc. which I think would drive the price up to about that. I
> assumed shipping by Air, but the price could be dropped more if it was
> shipped by boat but you'd wait about 2 months plus Samco said that require 4
> to 5 weeks to build the houses. They told me they can make them in all 7
> colors (Blue, Red, Yellow, Green, Purple, Black, and Orange). I asked the
> shipping dimensions for one full kit and they said a ruff guess is about 2
> kilos in weight and size by box is 15x20x50CM, I checked and air shipping
> for 1 kit is about 60 GBP?, I would assume much less by boat? They said
> payment would have to be up front via bank transfer. I was also told if I
> opt for the plastic bag method of shipping I can save a few extra bucks
> rather than use the Samco box method.
>
> A few things would have to be ironed out for a GP at these prices, such as:
>
> 1)	Do we have enough people for a GP?
> 2)	What's the best method of shipment? (Air/Boat/?)
> 3)	Does anyone know what the costs are to import this? (never done it
> myself).
> 4)	Payment would have to be up front...
> 5)	What else? (anyone done this before?)
>
> Here's the part numbers for a full kit:
>
> TB735  Hose from turbo to crossover pipe
> TB736    (Spout to the hose below)
> TB653 Hose from crossover pipe to intercooler
> TB652 Hose from intercooler to throttle body
>
> That's all the info I have on the matter, now the question is do we do a GP
> or not...
>
> Cheers, /Jamu.
>
> P.S. I'm a little overloaded at work these days so I don't really have time
> for this, but maybe in a week or two.
>
> 	-----Original Message-----
> 	From:	Mock, Bruce J (Bruce) [SMTP:bmock at avaya.com]
> 	Sent:	May 9, 2002 10:20 AM
> 	To:	Frank Amoroso; Steve Eiche
> 	Cc:	s-car-list at audifans.com
> 	Subject:	RE: [s-cars] Hose leak and boost gauge 'tap'
> location
>
> 	Thanks Guys;
>
> 	Man - and I was out at the track for one session Saturday B4 I
> figured out why I couldn't seem to get away from the M3s!!!
>
> 	Fixed the hose last night - at least a temp fix - and with the cold
> AM temps today - the beast is back  :)
>
> 	Frank - I talked to Mance yesterday - He claims no more Samco hoses
> are to be had anywhere???
>
> 	Bruce "lucky to still have a turbo that works" Mock
>
> 	-----Original Message-----
> 	From: Frank Amoroso [mailto:fjamoroso at webtv.net]
> 	Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 11:13 PM
> 	To: Steve Eiche
> 	Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com; Mock, Bruce J (Bruce)
> 	Subject: Re: [s-cars] Hose leak and boost gauge 'tap' location
>
>
> 	In other words, STAY OUTTA THE BOOST until you can replace that hose
> 	(preferably w/ a Samco unit).
>
> 	Frank at s-cars.org
>
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