VehiCROSS V8 Conversion Kit

[vt_maverick]

My advice would be option #2. The problem with option 1 is that you risk having to pay everyone back if you can't finish or have some sort of family emergency pop up. Option 3 is risky because folks on this board are infamous for saying their interested and then disappearing when it comes time to put up the cash (e.g. Robbomaz supercharger kit, my spare Borbets, Marlin's skid plates, etc). Option #2 is best, but I would recommend you credit folks' donations against the sales price.

[JoFotoz]

My two cents.....


Do yours, as you said you would:-

"" Once these are in my VX should be complete within a week or two. I will be taking
a lot of pictures and making them into a manual for the kit. The kit will not include the engine
but as most know the Aurora V8 can be found for less than 1,000 and a good Northstar can
be found for not much more.""

....and show it off in Moab in May.

If it passes the Moab crowd scrutiny...you'll be golden.

If you want "help" prior to that, I suggest you contact a few of the Denver area owners that are members here...
...and invite them over for a "show & tell" so some 3rd party feedback is available.

JMHO.

jo

PS..whats up with this thread...scroll right to read it properly..???

[WRBSTI]

Long winded scam?

Like I stated at the end of the post I am open to any and all ideas. I am not here to scam people nor am i here to make a profit, I am a car enthusiast like many people on here. If no one on here is comfortable putting anything down that is fine. Like I said I am still most likely planning on doing the conversion. The downside though is that I will not be able to produce multiple kits at the same time. For example if Joe Smith wants to buy one after he sees it completed I will be happy to sell it to him, but at that point in time I will still need money up front for machining, wiring, etc. I am not in a financial position to build 10 kits and hope they sell, unless there is money down I will not comfortable building more than one set at a time. If no one is wiling to put anything down, and trust me I understand not wanting to, then I will be looking at this kit as more of a profit turner rather than a community helper. I understand the skepticism about putting money down but also understand that this is a project for me, not my full time job.

So if no one likes the idea of putting money down I understand. The last two options that I thought of are these:

#1- I will do the build based upon the assumption that people are more curious about seeing this done rather than doing it themselves. Therefore I will build one kit. If members like it I will build as many as kits as I have orders for. I will not ask for anything down but now I will have to CMA (cover my A@#). Therefore, I will need to turn enough profit on these kits that if someone orders one and backs out I will not be in the red. So basically instead of getting it at cost I will be charging what my time is worth plus all parts associated.

#2- As stated before I will figure out all kinks before I make any kits, I will not sell anything that is subpar. I will create a legally binding contract (my brother is a lawyer) between myself and the purchaser of the kit. I will require a 500 dollar down payment that I am unable to withdraw until the kit is complete and the consumer is happy. This will mean that everything in the kit is as stated and will work with your vehicle. If this is the case I will then withdraw all down payments to pay for machining costs as well as parts. Once each kit is ready I will require the rest of the payment in full. Once received the kit will be shipped out within 2 business days. Because I will not be able to access the funds until everything is ready I will be making a profit on the kit, I have not figured how much but I will need to make some money.

I thought my offer of selling the kit at my cost was more than fair, apparently that came off as sounding like a scam though. So you can disregard my previous post about payments in advance especially if you feel like it is a scam.

I understand I have only been on here for a short while, but I have been a lurker for years and decided to sign up after I had purchased the NorthStar and wanted to gauge interest on others wanting to swap since no one is very happy with our stock engine. I am not here to scam people, I wasn't even on here to turn a profit but alas too many bad people have screwed over the good people and I understand your weariness.

Feel free to post more input or any other ideas about how we can work as a community to make this work.

[WRBSTI]

vt_maverick

My advice would be option #2. The problem with option 1 is that you risk having to pay everyone back if you can't finish or have some sort of family emergency pop up. Option 3 is risky because folks on this board are infamous for saying their interested and then disappearing when it comes time to put up the cash (e.g. Robbomaz supercharger kit, my spare Borbets, Marlin's skid plates, etc). Option #2 is best, but I would recommend you credit folks' donations against the sales price.

This option works for me and I will sell the kit for my cost + the largest donation - your donation
for example if the kit costs me 400 dollars and vt_maverick donates the most at 300 dollars I will sell the kit for 700 dollars - your donation. Therefore vt_maverick will get the kit for my cost of 400 dollars. If Joe Smith donates 20 dollars the cost for Joe Smith will be 680. The reason for this is I dont think it is fair for vt_maverick if he pays the same amount as someone who donated 5 dollars.
Once again I am open for ideas so feel free to provide feedback.

[Chopper]

the nail was hit.....do one and show it.
kit according to response
I lke the V8 conversion....I think it's been started by a member or two
I even have a lovely GM small block on a stand to do one with...someday
never heard of one actually running and driving

[Ldub]

the nail was hit.....do one and show it.
kit according to response & those willing to put at lea$t 1/3 down
I lke the V8 conversion....I think it's been started by a member or two
I even have a lovely GM small block on a stand to do one with...someday
never heard of one actually running and driving

Chopper ... Friend-0-mine...there IS one...

I see four coil packs on each valve cover...

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=21688

OP, welcome to the Fam, & good luck with your venture, I hope it's a stunning success!..

Who knows, I may be look'n someday.

[samneil2000]

Chopper ... Friend-0-mine...there IS one...

I see four coil packs on each valve cover...

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=21688

OP, welcome to the Fam, & good luck with your venture, I hope it's a stunning success!..

Who knows, I may be look'n someday.

Two, at least. You forgot about sleveritt's
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=19878

He's running a 327/ 5.3 and a SAS

[VXorado]

Two, at least. You forgot about sleveritt's

...I forgot about that build too. He got irritated with some comments in his build thread and hasn't posted since. Too bad, I would like to know how the V8 & SAS are holding up a year later.

[Ldub]

Two, at least. You forgot about sleveritt's
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=19878

Right you are Sir...

That did slip through the cobwebs...

[Chopper]

Chopper ... Friend-0-mine...there IS one...

I see four coil packs on each valve cover...

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/showthread.php?t=21688

OP, welcome to the Fam, & good luck with your venture, I hope it's a stunning success!..

Who knows, I may be look'n someday.

THEN IT'S ON!!!
I'd love to see it....I don't get around here enough any more
I saw the 5sp conversion.....just what the Dr. ordered.
Wonderful to finally see something happen with these cars besides light bulb and tire swaps

[vt_maverick]

Wonderful to finally see something happen with these cars besides light bulb and tire swaps

Was just thinking the same thing the other day. I guess it's probably because these trucks have become cheap enough that folks have the $$$ required for major mods. Hard to justify swapping a perfectly functional engine (or transmission for that matter) when you've still got a $300-400 car payment on it.

Think about what we've got going right now... V8 swap, 5-speed swap, body-integrated spare tire carrier, tube bumpers, etc. Pretty cool...

[Robbomaz]

My advice would be option #2. The problem with option 1 is that you risk having to pay everyone back if you can't finish or have some sort of family emergency pop up. Option 3 is risky because folks on this board are infamous for saying their interested and then disappearing when it comes time to put up the cash (e.g. Robbomaz supercharger kit, my spare Borbets, Marlin's skid plates, etc). Option #2 is best, but I would recommend you credit folks' donations against the sales price.

YEAH! Well at least one guy from this forum bought one