Gossamer- '87 FJ60 aka "The Red Monster"

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I have finally figured this all out...there is no way one person can get all this done this quickly. So, my theories are as follows:

either...

a). Jason has compiled all of these project pictures over years and just uploads a few every day.

or, the more probable...

b). Jason has secretly figured out how to clone himself and there are actually 10 of him running around that shop getting this stuff done, with 10 more waiting in the Petri dish for when the first set keels over from exhaustion!

Man J, I've seen crackheads with ADD that don't move as fast as you!
 
Stoshu said:
I have finally figured this all out...there is no way one person can get all this done this quickly. So, my theories are as follows:

either...

a). Jason has compiled all of these project pictures over years and just uploads a few every day.

or, the more probable...

b). Jason has secretly figured out how to clone himself and there are actually 10 of him running around that shop getting this stuff done, with 10 more waiting in the Petri dish for when the first set keels over from exhaustion!

Man J, I've seen crackheads with ADD that don't move as fast as you!
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The Phoenician said:
That's cause Jason is a crackhead that can MULTIPLY not just ADD.
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WOW! well none of the above.... Time to work again....

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boots4 said:
When are you going to take Goss off the reservation? Any trips planned?
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Hey Mike,

Once I get everything buttoned up. Hope its not too much longer.. I run him around locally quite a bit, little 15-30 mile BLM trips. I'm finally on the short To-Do list..

Try for a few runs with the Wasatch Cruiser guys this spring and summer. CruiserFest in Sept for sure.

J
 
Looking great brotha!

And you've been teasing us west coasters with notions of a road trip, so I think you should make good on that! ;) :beer:
 
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So Jason, did you give up on the 4BT and do the infamous Prius swap? I see Goss has the charging cords hanging out from under the hood...:)
 
lcwizard said:
Sorry to hear it but I understand. The parts market for cruisers is getting so soft it's nearly impossible to do it anymore.
There's still a lot of business on the mechanic end but since I've been doing parts since the late 80's I've seen the market go from
robust to just bust. A month ago we were contemplating the same, as I do the end of every year since the bank crash. Again,I've decided to
test it through the holidays and see what happens in the early months. I have no kids otherwise I would have closed in 2008. The US market
is difficult because consumers have become used to Walmart prices and Amazon delivery schedules. Small shops like yours usually run into
problems trying sell at a price "the market will bear" rather than what it really costs to build it. People see an ARB bumper for 850.00 and associate that value with fair market. The fact that the bumper is made in the orient with steel prices half what they are here and labor costs less than one tenth of what they are here makes no difference. Factor in general overhead in the US verses Thailand and the cost gap widens. I went on an ARB
sponsored run with the second in command at the time. He told me that the cost of production, start to boxed, was less than 90.00
for the ARB front made in their plant in the orient. The costs of shipping , marketing , local support and distribution here added times that to the price. ARB understands the key to offering a products is to offer a limited choice and build in numbers. If you only did group buys of ten your margins would double. There's where the problem lies. It's hard to find ten sales of a premium product.
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reevesci said:
Dave you hit it on the head... Your 4+ and my T-T bumpers can hit a bowling ball sized rock and keep going... ARB= BLACK TINFOIL IMO.. You get what you pay for!

Its just a couple of old boys burning wire in a shop.. We aren't the fastest, but our stuff sure is strong and AMERICAN MADE!

I will announce my plans this weekend for 2015, need another round of therapy with the WIFE!

Good luck to you and have a Merry Christmas,

Jason
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J, I ran across this BBC article today...on the topic of the return of manufacturing to the US:

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31527888

The article mentions "Maker's Row"...supposedly a website that is supposed to help match up US manufacturers with brands...just thinking if you end up patenting some of your innovations, you might be able to license/sell directly to the brand.
 
unfortunately nothing we build is complicated enough to warrant a patent. A "look" is not easy to patent. Merely changing the radius of a single
bend could get you around an appearance based patent. I don't think a patent attorney would even look at that kind of application. The patent office would refuse it. About all we could do is trademark the names and then it would only apply to a specific application such as bumpers or
t-shirts. I could trademark "4plus" land cruiser parts but someone could still trademark 4plus as a clothing line or 4plus cattle guards.
The key to manufacturing success in the US is still hard work, pride in the product you put out, customer service and personal drive.
That applies to to everything you do in life not just business. There's just no easy way out.
 
lcwizard said:
unfortunately nothing we build is complicated enough to warrant a patent. A "look" is not easy to patent. Merely changing the radius of a single
bend could get you around an appearance based patent. I don't think a patent attorney would even look at that kind of application. The patent office would refuse it. About all we could do is trademark the names and then it would only apply to a specific application such as bumpers or
t-shirts. I could trademark "4plus" land cruiser parts but someone could still trademark 4plus as a clothing line or 4plus cattle guards.
The key to manufacturing success in the US is still hard work, pride in the product you put out, customer service and personal drive.
That applies to to everything you do in life not just business. There's just no easy way out.
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EXACTLY^^^couldn't agree more. I worked for a fabrication and machine shop in West Texas when I was young. I always thought that the owner was an idiot for not patenting many of the items he made and used in that shop... He said it was just frustration and a waste of time and money....

One product they made had 87 different configured steel plates (can't remember the grade) those plates still to this day can't be figured out what it makes... I always said that 2-25 other machine shops were making addition plates to go with them and combined they made some "thing"... Now that is an item worth patenting... HA!..

Like Dave said.. A tweak in a radius or bend .. Or going from a square hole to a round.. etc... I, we, you, Dave... can rob and plagiarize it all day and get away with it... 30-50 years ago, "patent" was a powerful word.. today IMO it ranks right up there with dog, cat and car.....:meh:

J
 
TLC Norway said:
We need more intel on your front bumper, showing off nice welds don't cut it! ;)

Got your shipment today, I'll post back asap, probably Monday.
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Will post up pics next week sometime when the bumper is done... teasers are all you get until then.. :lol::lol:

How did the package fair? I'm always wanting to make sure my packing is top-notch..

J
 
reevesci said:
How did the package fair? I'm always wanting to make sure my packing is top-notch..

J
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All in good order! When shipping takes about a month, I guess they move the package in a prius, handling it with white silk gloves!
Your packaging skills are up there with the mig skills.
 
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