antichristpm

Anyone who is curious about these please privately message me. Thanks.

antichristpm

All whom are interested please read my post here:

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=27088

Kel Rx8

damn
just when i was thinking of getting them

alphapenguin

any one have any suggestion on making a mold? I've been trying to make a mold to cast some aluminum strakes in a foundry. Ive been trying to use plaster paris, but I think sand casting might be the way to go.

i'll let everyone know if I ever get some decent looking strakes

flip

ummm...

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...;threadid=27088

he's got the layouts and materials for sale i think...

antichristpm

Nah, homeboy wants to join the countless others that have contacted me asking how I did it instead of purchasing my R & D for far less the cost of the labor/stress/frustration it will cost them trying to figure out how I got them perfect...

Omicron

No reason to be hurt here. What you've got is a bunch of do-it-yourselfers, and not people who are willing to go into the business of making strakes... probably for much the same reasons as yours were for deciding not to produce them.

Still tho, I would think that PoLaK or someone like him would be interested...

Spin9k

Going into business means you assume risk. You took a risk and decided against going further. You can't sell it apparently... so in a business sense you're bankrupt. What you're asking is for someone to takeover and pay you pretty much in full for your failed business venture. Don't blame us.... you didn't want to go on or could not continue with it.

Why not offer at least the 'secret' of the strakes to the public domain (or for a nominal sum) of RX-8 owners gratis? $5 x100 would get you back your money after all!!

Bankrupt ventures routinely sell for pennies on the dollar of invested value. One of businesses little lessons

You'll be rewarded in some way, some day. Karma rules dude.

antichristpm

Sure, I'll send whomever wants it detailed instructions on how to make themselves a set of plastic strakes for a $100. And from there it will only cost you $200 more in materials to make those.! That sounds like a great deal! Anyone interested in my "my failed business venture"? BTW, I made my money back *** clown. I'm just trying to offer up my "failed business venture" to someone that has the time to make some major $$$ off it. Because I don't... I have a full-time job and a full-time life on top of that.

Those of you lucky enough to get my strakes better cherish them, they're collectors items. Especially those with 3 per side.

Spin9k

If you were not such a potty mouth 'dude', you mighta got some of my money. But you act like you're too good for the rest of us. Sail on bright eyes.

antichristpm

Potty mouth, better than you aside... I'm still the only one that's made repro's smartboi.

Omicron

Woh, what's with the big chip on your shoulder? Did the people on this forum ruin your business venture? Many people followed this with great interest, and were lined up to buy as soon as you went into production. Then you didn't. Now you're acting all hurt and pissed off because nobody wants to give you $500 for your stuff.

You're not helping your cause any by attacking people who revive this thread. It's also not helping you any that some kind soul has posted a very complete DIY on how people can make their own plastic strakes for next to nothing.

Moderator speaking now: Relax. If you turn this thread into a flame war, it will go away.

alphapenguin

Hey all, i didnt think it was such a big deal, I just wanted some advice on making the perfect mold (especially for casting a metal material). I made a couple, but I am not too happy with them. I finally realized that I can do it a little easier making a sand cast, since one side of the strake is pretty much flat. for those who have no idea what I am talking about with sand casting, not a biggie. So far I've only wasted about 8$ on plaster making crap molds. I noticed someone made strakes using some kind of nylon material in the DIY forum, i wonder if that would be the easiest way to go, but i rather stick with metal.

Just throwing this out there, but does anyone thing casting the strakes in Tin would be nicer? I guess I could do gold too, but thats just too expensive, and rather silly.

I'm not looking to buying someone else's product, i just want to be able to make my own, while I have access to a foundry and free aluminum usage:-) If I ever get it down to a useful product, i'll post all info on the DIY forum. (most people dont have a foundry to work with so i guess it makes no difference).

antichristpm: thanks for the help you did offer about the strakes. Your plastic strakes looked nice though, too bad you dont have time to do it.

alphapenguin

actually romulus was able to make some nice ones. Its under the DIY forum

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...threadid=27259

antichristpm

I'm not bent mr. mod. However being pestered via AIM by several individuals on the board asking me how to make them when I clearly have them for sale is a little pinch... and for the record I was attacked first if you read. I could care less if people want to buy my project. I've come to a null financially on the project and the parts can sit in my closet for the rest of their lives if they want. I had a lot more fun making figurines out of the molds than the strakes.

Spin9k

Thanks, I saw that. Looks like doing this yourself is a labor of love as no one seems to be able to come up with an efficient way to produce them in quantity. Perhaps Mazda's aren't such a bad deal after all.

Good luck with your effort. Sounds like you got some of the equipment you need to do it right! Isn't it funny how so many things look easy til you try to do them. Then the fun begins! :D

alphapenguin

antichristpm, sorry to be one of those people pestering you on aim. Thanks though for enduring.

Spin9k, you're right, its getting discouraging when you get an idea and it turns out no so well. I was just about to quit and put the nice $200 strakes on the car, then a second wind hit. I think I will get it right this time.



EDIT: Ok, the second wind just died down. that idea didnt work either. Time to do more brainstorming

Tatsuki

Ok, I'm in on those stakes. I need mine in Red though. I can't see dropping that much money for tiny pieces of metal.

Omicron

Um, he's no longer making these strakes. Please check the DIY forum for how to make your own.

FD Seeker

^no duh

kstkrt

I'd give you 50 bucks

Dremd911

It's Retards that agree to pay $200 for 4 pieces of metal or even $80 for a triangular piece of metal that keep the price as high as they are, if they never sold any of these accesories at that price they would never be that high....so thank you to all you rich ****** that have nothing better to do with their money.....hahahhaa....i gues ill be waiting with the less fortunate on the left hand side.....

NgoRX8

iTrader: (1)

haha that is why you shouldn't buy mazda oem strakes or accents.

dra423

www.rx8strakes.com look good and not priced to high.

theboy

www.rx8strakes.com bad choice, got it with chipped paint on the 1st day. surface is not smooth.