by Bob Gumm » Fri Nov 06, 2009 4:18 am
Eric,
It was nice meeting you today, it seemed like we had a lot in common and could talk for days. Hope you like the T-shirts. We’ll be there again tomorrow, just give us a call. The folks with the DVDs are called "Street & Performance" (a.k.a. Street & Performance Electronics Inc.) and they're in booth 24233.
All,
Most vendors that we talked to weren’t interested in doing any H-Body stuff as their primary market is Chevelles, F-Bodies, G-Bodies, Corvettes, Mustangs, imports, etc. We did however meet a few that showed some interest in making H-Body stuff.
We talked with a sheet metal body parts supplier who said they could supply us with Vega door skins and rocker panels. I asked if it would be possible to source other items such as quarter panels and Monza stuff too and he said to give him a call.
We talked with the Tiger Cage guys today and discussed their new cage design and development. Of course they don't have any plans for an H-Body version, but were interested in discussing their tests and getting NHRA approval in the future. This completely bolt-on cage assembly has shown some promising numbers and hopefully will be successful.
We met an auto glass supplier that can make a minimum of 50 sets of windshields for us. We would have to warehouse them and do separate packagings on our own, but they said they would offer their experience to help make it happen. If we could get 50 similar model orders we could probably get new windshields for a reasonable price.
We’ve talked with a few spring manufacturers who are interested in making H-Body springs so we’ll have to do a poll to see if there is an interest and see if we can get some bids to make some springs.
We’ve had a few folks recognize us and share their H-Body stories and experiences. We met Dennis Gage (My Classic Car) and Dan Woods (Cut, Chop, Rebuild) and saw Richard Petty, Courtney Hansen, the Truck U guys, George Barris, and the ever popular Chip Foose.
Later,
Bob Gumm
v8monza.com