<VV> Wiring harness replacement

[BBRT]

With all due respect, Crawford, if it weren't for vendors who helped M&H and 
others fund building/fabricating/machining items, many of those supporting 
firms across the car hobby, wouldn't have had the market and capital to 
develop those products and their businesses. And for marques like Corvair 
with small numbers of aficionados, someone has to pay for developing those 
products. Check into what a minimum is to produce something.  For a simple 
example, to get an account with Fluidamper (high performance balancers), we 
have to start with $2500 of purchases. Then we have to re-manufacture 
(machine new parts to adapt to a Corvair crank) and pay for labor, etc. and 
make a small profit. Means at least 12 need to be sold.  Russ Davis of 
Bluechip Machine has made several adapters and is looking into this. (He 
makes other specialty parts and tools for Clarks, that I know of).

My guess is for Clarks or Lon or anyone else to develop cylinders or 
pistons, they had to order a whole bunch to get a price they could pass on. 
That is money up front.  The reason it takes a while for M&H to deliver is 
they build  them on order, as you know.  You want Clarks and Lons to have 
them on hand... which means money up front.  Think of this example times ALL 
the items they have reproduced and have on hand....

So I disagree. Our vendors deserve a whole bunch of credit for providing 
capital to carry items on hand and reproduce items.  Support your Corvair 
vendors.

R

Chuck Sadek
BBRT



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Crawford Rose" <crawfordrose at msn.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Wiring harness replacement


> You know, I don't think that the vendors deserve all of the credit at all
> with M&H. I have worked with M&H also to get the early heater harness for
> the resistor and the 1960 500 engine and forward light harnesses made. 
> When
> working with them, I learned that they have the original GM plans for all
> 1960s cars.  Therefore, no vendor deserves credit for buying parts from
> another vendor who purchased the plans and provides full support for all
> these different makes and models, in addition to the Corvair. Some may
> recall that Clark's used to advertise that they made their own harnesses 
> in
> the 80's and quietly gave up that sideline when M&H came along.  My
> experience is that if you want it now, better to order from a vendor as 
> M&H
> will take a few weeks to knock one out.  However, until recently, some
> specific applications were not available from Clark's (early 500 
> harnesses)
> and if you wanted it you have to call M&H.
> Finally, the main wiring harness is a bear to replace and you should not 
> do
> it unless you know what is involved or have someone experienced to assist
> you.
> Crawford
>
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