[n2666s]

I am in for a set of each; the curve on the rear corner is a bitch to get right.........+ like the idea of "original" floorboards

Lou

[GreasedPiggy]

Likewise. As I've posted before, I am awaiting a group purchase here in the States to save on shipping.

Also if a package of FJ55 parts were available then I would be willing to wait for that, rather than get each separate part shipped from overseas...

[Eric Ellis]

Originally Posted by GreasedPiggy

Likewise. As I've posted before, I am awaiting a group purchase here in the States to save on shipping.

Also if a package of FJ55 parts were available then I would be willing to wait for that, rather than get each separate part shipped from overseas...

Well, I have read all of this now and I still have no idea if all the headless chicken requests have been corraled somehow. So, I hate to add another cluck to the matter...but is there a consensus and commitment somewhere in all of this?

I don't say this to be glib, I am way to ignorant for that. I just am looking for the reality other than Ehsan's and a few others fine work.

[eperry0303]

I would be in for a set of rear corners, as well as the front fender patch set. Ehsan, I also sent you a PM about this, just covering my bases.

Thanks,

Eli

[Sporin]

Still hoping for front floorboards,

[n2666s]

bump for front floorboards ;

Lou

[rsrai]

cluck

[n2666s]

here are a couple of poor shots of Dr. Ehsan's fender patches in place.........did not been shhetmetal in behind the wheel arch very well on the passengers side..........the sheet metal fit well, I am not a good sheetmetal person..........Ehsan, now we need floor pans

Lou

[Lucy_FJ55]

Wow, Lou is that your 'ol rustbucket'? That piggie looks very happy- can't wait to see more of her.

OINK! OINK!

[ehsankiani]

Originally Posted by n2666s

here are a couple of poor shots of Dr. Ehsan's fender patches in place.........did not been shhetmetal in behind the wheel arch very well on the passengers side..........the sheet metal fit well, I am not a good sheetmetal person..........Ehsan, now we need floor pans

Lou

Very Very nice to see the fit. I am sorry for the floor boards but to be honest, I dont know if there is enough "serious" demand for these. We made 10 odd sets of the patches you bought but only one got sold (yours) over the last 4 months or so. I know the price is good and the fit is good too. I have stopped work on the floor board as that requires a substantial investment. Until the fender patches get some attention..
Ehsan

[n2666s]

Carlos; you have pix of what I started with........still hurting for floorboards......Looks like Dr. Ehsan needs more buyers for the fender patches that by the way worked/fit perfectly except I did not bend the lip around like the original if you look at the PS fender you can see a little step.....yep, it is still "Rusty" the floorboards hide well unter carpet, but in all seriousness we would all benifit from replacement floorboards; just drove 60 miles this afternoon to look at a 71parts pig for 400$ with a decent roof, good hood and decent fenders along with 4 doors good wheelwells..............BUT the floorboards gone to hell....punched through them with my wimpy fingertip

Lou

[n2666s]

Just got off the phone with Lance at IPOR and though he has made floorboards in the past, the equipment to fabricate them is expensive and does not know if there is enough demand; same feelings that Ehsan has.........having seen several pigs and seeing what kills them........personally would take a set and maybe a second one if..................... the price was affordablehow many of us have good floorboards??

Lou

[n2666s]

and here is the reply I just got from Dr. Ehsan to my inquiry re: fabrication of floor boards and other items. if his floorboards are 50% of the quality of his fender patches than I will be VERY happy!

Re: fender patches
reply from Dr. Ehsan:

I will have to get back to you with the cost of the floors. I will have to confirm availability of the vehicle that was for sale. If you can gather a few more people to order upfront once we have decided to make the parts, it would be wonderfull. I would even be willing to make floors, rear corners, fender patches, bumpers in quantities of 10-15 (sets) each and send it to you if you have a warehousing facility available. Or anone else who would be interested in it.
Thanks
Ehsan

[OregonCruzer]

Originally Posted by n2666s

and here is the reply I just got from Dr. Ehsan to my inquiry re: fabrication of floor boards and other items. if his floorboards are 50% of the quality of his fender patches than I will be VERY happy!

Re: fender patches
reply from Dr. Ehsan:

I will have to get back to you with the cost of the floors. I will have to confirm availability of the vehicle that was for sale. If you can gather a few more people to order upfront once we have decided to make the parts, it would be wonderfull. I would even be willing to make floors, rear corners, fender patches, bumpers in quantities of 10-15 (sets) each and send it to you if you have a warehousing facility available. Or anone else who would be interested in it.
Thanks
Ehsan

I'm up for a throwdown on floorboards and various patches

[mtnpig]

come on everybody... I know the better number of you guys want to wait and see what else Ehsan will be making for our pigs but he won't be making anything if we don't buy the fender patches. If you were thinking about waiting and then buy other panels at the same time it is a bad idea, Eshan needs to get things sold before he will even think about making more products.

[ehsankiani]

Originally Posted by mtnpig

come on everybody... I know the better number of you guys want to wait and see what else Ehsan will be making for our pigs but he won't be making anything if we don't buy the fender patches. If you were thinking about waiting and then buy other panels at the same time it is a bad idea, Eshan needs do get things sold before he will even think about making more products.

People. Please donot take this the wrong way. I am not being snobbish or selfish here. Its just that I need to know for certain that something that we work on for month in development (like the Fender Patches) would sell in reasonable quantities.
Ehsan

[OregonCruzer]

Eshan,do you have a website where I could view replacement panels?

[mrmouse88]

Hello Everyone,

For those that haven't seen this: http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series...tan-ehsan.html

So with this agreement I am also looking at stocking 55 series parts, although I am still on the fence with this, so I'm trying to figure out how much demand there is. There appears to be a lot but with that being said Ehsan has made the fender patches and only sold the one set so far.

Please bear with me here as I am not overly familiar with the 55 but I am learning, feel free to educate me on the 55.

So I guess I'm curious what the reason is that the fender patches have not sold so far; is it that there's not real point in fixing the fender if the floor boards are gone? is it the past lack of a distributor? or...... something I'm missing here? or is it a combination of things?

Let me know what you all think,

Graham

[jessewmcgregor]

Hey mrmouse i cant speak for anyone else but if you gave me a web site with pics and some specs you would have an order this week. Im new to this site and have been spending months trying to find 55 parts elsewhere on the net with little to show for it. so yes very very interested.

[mrmouse88]

Thanks jessewmcgregor.

I think I'm starting to get a handle on this now, the more input I can get at the moment would be appreciated.

Cheers
Graham

[jessewmcgregor]

well feel free to pm me anytime i must be clear i am far from an expert on this but i do have a list of parts i need and have noticed through my research reading back through threads that many are similar with other pig owners. it seems to me that the only thing keeping more orders from coming is the shipping and confusion over organizing a group order. please anyone out there who would like to see some pig parts a little closer to home write in and let these guys know they can have our money

[Trollhole]

Originally Posted by mrmouse88

Hello Everyone,

For those that haven't seen this: http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series...tan-ehsan.html

So with this agreement I am also looking at stocking 55 series parts, although I am still on the fence with this, so I'm trying to figure out how much demand there is. There appears to be a lot but with that being said Ehsan has made the fender patches and only sold the one set so far.

Please bear with me here as I am not overly familiar with the 55 but I am learning, feel free to educate me on the 55.

So I guess I'm curious what the reason is that the fender patches have not sold so far; is it that there's not real point in fixing the fender if the floor boards are gone? is it the past lack of a distributor? or...... something I'm missing here? or is it a combination of things?

Let me know what you all think,

Graham

As much as I wanted to buy a set of fender patches from Ehsan because of everything he does for the cruiser community I couldn't wait and ended up finding a supplier in AU that made them. I think others jumped on the wagon then. That being said no one has made floorboards, rear corners, or stock rockers. These are the first thing to go on a 55.

Sad part about it is most get a 55 that is to far gone and wheel the hell out of it. As far as restoration folk there are few of us around. I'd start with what everyone needs and move into other areas.

[n2666s]

count me in for 2 sets of front floorboards!

Lou

[n2666s]

RE: floor boards:
sent a letter to rarespares and this was their reply

Hi Lou
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> Sorry but at this stage we do not see us making FJ55 floor pans in the
> near future.
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> Cheers
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> Bob Brown
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> Retail Manager
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> RSP AUTOMOTIVE & INDUSTRIAL PTY LTD
> (Incorporating Rare Spares)
> 20-22 Truck City Drive, Campbellfield, Vic 3061, Australia
> PHONE:+61 3 9308 7300
> FAX: +61 3 9308 0299
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> EMAIL:bbrown@rarespares.net.au
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> Openads <http://www.rarespares.net.au>
>

[LXCRSR]

This last fall, I was all set to purchase a set of fender patches from Eshan but had difficulty in working out the overseas payment. We mailed back and forth for some time trying to get it worked out but then lost contact prior to everything being ironed out and the deal completed.

I in no way blame Eshan for any of this and will most likely make contact again this spring to try and get a set.

If someone in the states were to make parts available (i.e. fenders, rockers, floorboards, rear fenders), I would be willing to make purchases.

[mrmouse88]

Originally Posted by LXCRSR

This last fall, I was all set to purchase a set of fender patches from Eshan but had difficulty in working out the overseas payment. We mailed back and forth for some time trying to get it worked out but then lost contact prior to everything being ironed out and the deal completed.

I in no way blame Eshan for any of this and will most likely make contact again this spring to try and get a set.

If someone in the states were to make parts available (i.e. fenders, rockers, floorboards, rear fenders), I would be willing to make purchases.

LXCRSR, I plan on bringing in a few sets of Ehsan's fender patches in with my stock, also if yourself or anyone else is interested in a set of patches before my stock arrives I should be able to get set or two relatively quickly if requested.

Cheers
Graham
Welcome to Immortal 4x4

[snailwagon]

It is a shame that there isn't sufficient demand. While a few people on mud are interested in these, that is just about the extent of the customer base. Most hardcore cruiser fanatics crazy enough to restore a 55 (I'm one of those wierdos) are on mud. I just don't see the target market being big enough to be able to sell a bunch quickly, which is what required by our Middle Eastern Metal Master Eshan.

To make this work, it basically takes a company with enough extra cash to buy all of Eshan's stock and then distribute it at a significant markup. If SOR hasn't done it yet, no one else probably ever will. I know it is pessimistic, but a large amount of those capable enough to cleanly install panels are also capable of fabricating a lot on their own. On the west coast there are still parts pigs in some junkyards with usable panels that are much cheaper than even the cost of reproduction. It almost seems more profitable to collect random pigs and chop up and distribute refurbished panels if demand actually existed.

Now fenders there is demand for. They are bolt on and installable by the shadetree mechanic. job. I bet a mint fender can fetch $600-700 on eBay if they were slowly released. I still don't see the feasibility in floorboards unless if you go with a replacement without any of the standard ribbing and special tooling.

[ehsankiani]

Originally Posted by snailwagon

It is a shame that there isn't sufficient demand. While a few people on mud are interested in these, that is just about the extent of the customer base. Most hardcore cruiser fanatics crazy enough to restore a 55 (I'm one of those wierdos) are on mud. I just don't see the target market being big enough to be able to sell a bunch quickly, which is what required by our Middle Eastern Metal Master Eshan.

To make this work, it basically takes a company with enough extra cash to buy all of Eshan's stock and then distribute it at a significant markup. If SOR hasn't done it yet, no one else probably ever will. I know it is pessimistic, but a large amount of those capable enough to cleanly install panels are also capable of fabricating a lot on their own. On the west coast there are still parts pigs in some junkyards with usable panels that are much cheaper than even the cost of reproduction. It almost seems more profitable to collect random pigs and chop up and distribute refurbished panels if demand actually existed.

Now fenders there is demand for. They are bolt on and installable by the shadetree mechanic. job. I bet a mint fender can fetch $600-700 on eBay if they were slowly released. I still don't see the feasibility in floorboards unless if you go with a replacement without any of the standard ribbing and special tooling.

I would make one thing clear here. Its not the number of parts that is the problem with us. I can get one piece made for the same cost as I can get 50 made. All are hand made. The only thing is that I donot have the cash to buy a 50 and make replicas off of that. If I had one with me, all parts would be available.
Ehsan
PS. And I am in South Asia - Pakistan. .

[n2666s]

Ehsan; didn't you have access to a 55 in the past?; your guys did a masterful job of duplicating the fender curves the metal in the patches you sent seemed to be better "thicker"than the original we welded them to...........

Lou

[n2666s]

OK, I will ask the question; what will it take to have a set of front floorboards fabbed?, are you stumbling on the floorboards to use as a pattern?; if this is the sticking point; in how good a shape do they have to be in to serve as a pattern?.........if the problem is lack of a pattern; how do we get a set to you?; speaking of the fronts only as there are a couple? of variations on the rear floorboards over the years!

Lou