metalcrafters Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 I have been reading your forums for a while and just got logged on. I have a custom fabrication shop in Kalispell,Mt. I am also a true mopar man at heart. Along with my cuda and charger r/t, I've started collecting conquests. For the last 3 years I have been building custom bolt on virtical door kits for people who have less popular cars.(porsche,older cars and trucks,buick etc. My kits are very high quality and I have never overcharged someone becouse it was a fad. Anyway, I have a very functional virtical door kit sitting on my shelf that I built last year for a 88 conquest i aquired. I have been through all of the testing and trials on my design and it works perfect. There is a great fit and no wind noise. I even tested my design on a car(not a quest) that we rolled 20 times with a backhoe to make sure the hing didn't fail. some common mistakes people are making on these kits are miterial and the struts to lift them. I use 1/4" cold rolled plate for the frame. the hing assem. is stainless steel, and the arm is 3/8 cold rolled. the only movement in the door when it is up is in the door it's self and I found a way to cure most of that. the struts are custom made for my application. they are a forged steel and have a 1700 pound capacity. I need that big of a strut becouse when the door is in the up position, I wanted the strut to be hidden. So my next thought is how much should I sell them for. The struts are 140.00 each and I have a company in town cnc the hinges for me. It takes me about 22 hours to build a set. If I jig it up and build alot at one time i can cut the costs down. I think I can get the kit down to around $900.00. keep in mind this kit is built for conquests only. A comparible honda kit is 1500.00. I am just sick of seeing honda's with all the goodies. I have 5 conquest projects in my shop right now, A soon to be 380horse magnum crate motor 89 quest. A 88 quest being fitted with a 2.4l-2.0dohc combo, a 86 quest with 89 upgrade, and I just found a 1996 VR_4 twin 3000gt donor for a custumers car. I've also got my body guys working on exterior mods like projector headlights, an afordable fiberglass airdam, about $150.00. Skyline taillight conversion. 3 differant hood styles. So guys it's up to you. let me know what you think. I can have kits ready to ship by next week. and I will have pics of everything real soon. you can call me direct with any conserns.. thanks jason perry metalcrafters 406-257-8923 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverkyquest Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 we have someone building them right now and is going to sell them for about 300 i think but the hoods and lights sound good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0nus Posted June 16, 2005 Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 I might be interested in your skyline tail light conversion. How much is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalcrafters Posted June 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2005 I read that someone was building a set for around 300.00. I am very sceptical.(no offence) I know that 150lb struts will not work long term. I've been that route. Then here is the matter of safety. I had to do a ton of testing on my hinges or I could loose everything if they failed. I'm not trying to sell you guys on my kit, and beleave me, I'm not making anything at 900.00. But I do want to see more conquests with these doors on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0nus Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 So what's the deal with the tail lights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPaus_88TSi Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 So what's the deal with the tail lights? And the projectors.. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalcrafters Posted June 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 I'll have pics of the taillights by the 24th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalcrafters Posted June 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 I ordered a set of skyline taillights from a company in Newzealand. They cost me 127.00 total. I've already built a fiberglass housing that fits in place of the conquest taillights.I'll have the lenses flush mounted in them by the 24th of this month.I think the whole conversion would be about 250.00. As for the projectors I took apart a set of 3000gt lights and built a fiberglass houseing that fits in the stock location. I have a conpany in town working on the lexan covers. There is too much wind turbulance without them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0nus Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 That price is right for me. I just gotta see the quality. I await your pix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigger Posted June 17, 2005 Report Share Posted June 17, 2005 I am interested in everything you are talking about, but I will have to wait a couple of months seeing as i allready have money promissed to the CF hood and Cf Airdam. You got pictures of the vertical doors? i can maybe convince the wife if she can see it. But alas we are pregnant with the first child so my money is starting to dry up. Crump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0nus Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 Do you have pix of the skyline tail lights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalcrafters Posted June 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2005 I'm sorry that I haven't posted pics yet. Buisness has just been nuts. We are building a car for the sema show. I have exclucive rights to reproduce a full scale Mattel "hotwheels". It's been very time consuming. Here is a pic of what we are doing. Thought the die hard mopar guys would like it. The phone has been ringing off the hook about this car. We've already got the tube chassis done and last week we just cut 29.5 inches out of the center of the car. I will try to get tony too finish the lights and doors to get some pics. If anyone wants pics of the charger during construction, I'll have those this week. [/url]www.geocities.com/jasons59901 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0nus Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 The web page that you posted doesn't have anything on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0nus Posted July 5, 2005 Report Share Posted July 5, 2005 anything yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanmachine Posted July 6, 2005 Report Share Posted July 6, 2005 Im interested in those tailights too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0nus Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Anything yet guys? What happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pure_insanity Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 just how do you spell virtical anyways. i think its spelled vertical. thats what happened to this whole thing. what would you expect from any buisness that mis spells vertical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_gen_eclipse_89 Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 anyone heard from this guy lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontyTSI Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 i think he is the typical kind we get every year or so... i can do this or that and then disappears examples i have 50 83 hoods, i have 40 quests some of the newer guys think we are just being butt heads when we question someon offering great deals or custom parts... we have our reasons fellas:) on that note i have 3 awesome bridges for sale in nyc and a great peice of property in arizona over looking the pacific... cash only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_gen_eclipse_89 Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 figures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milbot8000 Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 wow super old thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pure_insanity Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 on that note i have 3 awesome bridges for sale in nyc and a great peice of property in arizona over looking the pacific... cash only will you deliver ? and are you sure you wont take paypal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_gen_eclipse_89 Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 hey, i want to start a GP on some JDM muffler bearings and some neon blinker fluid!!!! any takers?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanta Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 hey, i want to start a GP on some JDM muffler bearings and some neon blinker fluid!!!! any takers?????? okay that is SO NOT FUNNY! Ask pure_insanity why lol... muffler bearing fluid lolol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truth Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 on that note i have 3 awesome bridges for sale in nyc and a great peice of property in arizona over looking the pacific... cash only will you deliver ? and are you sure you wont take paypal? hey, i called it first. didn't you live beside Jimmy Hoffa and Santa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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