Re: Toby TABS

["Toby Peterson <tobyp@xxxx>" <tobyp@xxxx>]

Jeff and List - The signed original engineering drawings, material 
specifications, and all associated quality control paperwork are 
safely in my personal files. The vendor has the documents as well, 
and could produce another batch if requested. The batch would 
probably have to be a minimum of 100 pieces for him to consider it, 
and he would require a prepayment for the entire production run. His 
costs include the material, setup, manufacturing time and equipment, 
and costs associated with having two separate certified inspection 
laboratories inspect and certify both the material and the 
configuration of the final product. Bottomline - This is more 
involved than making a phone call and making some metal chips. I 
trust that you all understand that. As far as the actual material 
used in the TOBY-TAB's, I selected a nickle-based superalloy called 
Inconel 718 because it is one of the strongest, stiffest, and most 
corrosion resistant materials around. There is none better that is 
available to mere humans. I believe that there is a long series of 
articles in the tech files section entitled "Trailing Arm Bolt 
Engineering" or something similar for those who are brave enough to 
dive into them again. For those of you who have a set of these bolts - 
congratulations. For those who didn't want to buy a set for whatever 
reason - good luck.

Toby Peterson VIN 2248
Winged1 


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "gr8old1 <Gr8old1@xxxx>" 
<Gr8old1@xxxx> wrote:
> Hopefully, the design drawings and specifications are well 
> documented, archived, and such. For those of us, like myself, who 
> have yet to get their hands on a Delorean, it would be nice to know 
> that we could have the option of being able to remake these crucial 
> pieces when we finally have something to put them on! even if it's a 
> high cost to ourselves, safety is a must.
> 
> BTW, i searched the archives, but can't find the posting about the 
> material that was used. What was it?