Thread revive. Any word on LC stuff? Hope its a different mob then the ones who made the LJ surrounds cos they are plain POO!. Smaller then an original item. How the frOck is that possible?
Just cant beat original if you can get it I'm afraid.
Posted 14 June 2017 - 02:53 PM
Thread revive. Any word on LC stuff? Hope its a different mob then the ones who made the LJ surrounds cos they are plain POO!. Smaller then an original item. How the frOck is that possible?
Just cant beat original if you can get it I'm afraid.
Posted 15 June 2017 - 04:27 AM
Posted 15 June 2017 - 01:07 PM
While goggling the other day I found a thread on another forum pretty much saying the same thing. There was pictures of a grille in some tooling but apparently it wasn't easy as they thought and was shelved. Like others have said. How the frOck could they make it 40+ years ago but today with all the wonderful machines and technology they cant?
And the LJ stuff that was reproduced is just plain shit!
Posted 15 June 2017 - 07:57 PM
Can't remember where I read it but basically same did a prototype that was wrong & instead of re-tooling it got canned
Posted 16 June 2017 - 05:08 AM
Posted 17 June 2017 - 02:01 PM
Posted 17 June 2017 - 10:05 PM
Posted 18 June 2017 - 09:22 AM
They probably could produce stuff to a very high quality to exacting specifications and little difference from the original but the fact is that we don't do things like we used to and the cost to them and us would be exorbitant!
The thing we really need is for 3D printing to develop a bit more so we can scan a grill and then print it out in anodised aluminium but I don't think that's possible yet.
Posted 29 July 2017 - 04:42 AM
Posted 29 July 2017 - 08:52 AM
Alzheimer's?
Posted 29 July 2017 - 07:26 PM
Edited by Zook, 29 July 2017 - 07:27 PM.
Posted 15 August 2017 - 08:52 AM
The LC Torana Grille is unlikely to ever be developed successfully as the company that attempted to develop it used a different production method and therefore finish was not acceptable.
One of the biggest challenges reproducing parts is demand today compared to mass production car and spare parts volume at day one. The tooling investment involved for Rare Spares to develop this product is likely not going to be viable for the foreseeable future unless an acceptable alternate production method becomes available to us. We would like to make everything but it is simply not always possible.
Edan
Posted 16 August 2017 - 12:12 AM
The old supply and demand, how true is that. You know that these LC grilles were mass produced some 47 years ago and with all of the modern technology we still can't successfully reproduce them.
regards
Posted 02 September 2017 - 05:59 AM
Posted 03 September 2017 - 01:26 AM
More chances of winning the bloody powerball
regards
Posted 03 September 2017 - 02:04 AM
Edited by madtoranajzedded, 03 September 2017 - 02:05 AM.
Posted 02 October 2017 - 11:50 PM
I've got a stuffed grille, I'm going to have a go at making my own using the top, middle and bottom sections, the mesh part is totally RS. Going to try that composite plastic stuff you can get at Bunnings, just have to find the time.
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