The latest batch of steering damper kits, machined from billet aluminum, are now completed and available for shipping.
We can also offer the option of anodized parts, in black or clear, for an additional cost... The initial production run we had the parts powder coated, because they were machined from cast aluminum, but due to problems with quality of the finish from that process, it's been decided against risking the parts, at last for the entire batch, with this latest run. If someone has a specific request for powder coating, we can look into it. The first production ended up with more than half the parts being scrapped due to problems encountered in the finishing where the pieces came back from powder coat with unacceptable results... Something which TOTALLY broke my heart (and wallet) after having spent sooooooo much time manufacturing them. We never did discover the root cause of why so many parts came back with the finish looking like a moonscape, and just accepted we would do the next batch out of billet once we had sold all of the pieces from the cast aluminum production run.
Changing to manufacturing the parts from 6061 billet also afforded us the opportunity to make some minor changes to the parts, which we are very happy with. Here is a photo of one of the latest production kits, and all of the hardware that comes with it.
We can also offer the option of anodized parts, in black or clear, for an additional cost... The initial production run we had the parts powder coated, because they were machined from cast aluminum, but due to problems with quality of the finish from that process, it's been decided against risking the parts, at last for the entire batch, with this latest run. If someone has a specific request for powder coating, we can look into it. The first production ended up with more than half the parts being scrapped due to problems encountered in the finishing where the pieces came back from powder coat with unacceptable results... Something which TOTALLY broke my heart (and wallet) after having spent sooooooo much time manufacturing them. We never did discover the root cause of why so many parts came back with the finish looking like a moonscape, and just accepted we would do the next batch out of billet once we had sold all of the pieces from the cast aluminum production run.
Changing to manufacturing the parts from 6061 billet also afforded us the opportunity to make some minor changes to the parts, which we are very happy with. Here is a photo of one of the latest production kits, and all of the hardware that comes with it.