Can someone find out how much of a deposit they want? Funds are tight
right now since I got to buy race tires for my other car.
BTW, thanks for the "goo-away" solutions.
Alan
'98 Dakota R/T (Headers, FABM & gave up on Shift kit)
'89 Mustang GT (347, Griggs GR-40 , Vortech S-trim...)
Ducati 996 (someday)
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Steiger [mailto:stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu]
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 1:19 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Message from Jeff at JBA
DMLers,
I got this message from Jeff at JBA today. I think
Bruce
already posted most of this info already, but I figured
I'd
forward it anyway, just in case.
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Dear Dakota RT members,
My name is Jeff Bell from JBA Headers in San Diego
California. I am
posting this to inform you that JBA Headers is looking
to produce some
down/head pipes for the RT trucks. We have just recently
finished
looking at Bruce Bridges 98 RT and Martin Tolentino's 99
and we feel
that we will be able to improve the performance over
stock by replacing
the skimpy press bent pipes that are currently on the
trucks with
Mandrel bent free flowing head pipes. What we learned
from our testing
is that because of how the cat is configured on the
trucks we are
limited on how large we can go on the pipes.
The trucks are set up with two pipes coming into a
common cat. Without
changing the cat (which can only be done legally after 5
years or 50,000
miles) or cutting the face plate off and welding a new
larger one on
(also illegal) the design is limited on size. We would
like to produce
the pipes out of 2" mandrel bent 14ga. tubing that can
be clamped onto
the front pipes on the cat after removal of old system.
The pipes we are
looking to build will be direct replacements and bolt
right up to the
factory manifolds or onto the Ramhorn headers that quite
a few members
already have installed. The pipes will be offered in a
standard
nickel/chrome finish for rust protection or an optional
ceramic coating
for those of you who want the absolute best. We need
your help though,
in order for us to go into production on these and
develop all the
necessary tooling we will need an upfront commitment of
at least 25 sets
of pipes. We have already determined that the pricing
would be 150.00
for the nickel/chrome and 200.00 for the ceramic
version. Once we have
orders for 25+ of the pipes with deposits up front than
we can go right
into production on them. If everything goes right than
we will be able
to ship the pipes in December to everyone. So if you are
interested in
getting an early Christmas present for your Dodge RT
please let us know.
You can direct all questions and orders to Joe Stone at
800-830-3377
x104 or email us jbell@jbaracing.com. Your time and
attention in this
matter is appreciated. We here at JBA look forward to
working with the
RT members again. Thanks.
Kindest Regards,
Jefferson J. Bell
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-Jon-
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