ZF-6 Synchros

[LGAFF]

Ok, price of these is unreal, was thinking about doing some repros.......think these would sell?

[Pete]

Hell Yeah.

[Kevin]

can't see why not. are you doing early or late zfs?

[LGAFF]

Will see, I sent out a few feelers tonight....hell there are some race synchros out there for $99 a piece and can buy them individually......

I can probably get by just making 1,2 3,4

[Blue Flame Restorations]

Good idea. I can't remember exactly how much my set cost but it wasn't pretty, especially when you had to buy the whole set.

[mike100]

My 2nd gear cluster was $600- luckily that was all I really needed- well that and a used 3rd gear synchro bronze and race swapped for my original one since it was slightly cleaner.

[scottfab]

Ok, price of these is unreal, was thinking about doing some repros.......think these would sell?

I paid about $300 for 3rd syc in 99. Hell yes there is a market for sure.
And will get even more lucrative.

[limey]

Lee,

These would sell like hot cakes, as an example,one of my biggest sellers is the ZF Gasket rebuild kit, get asked for syncros all time, but the cost is just nuts. I think the full set is over $700.00 now and are always on back order.

If you can make them, i'll for sure buy some.

PS, who sells any syncros for the ZF, You mentioned race ones, who?

[Scrrem]

I'd buy. I have a black tag out if my 90 that gets gear clash from 4th to 5th.
Rich

[LGAFF]

Got an American company that can do these with a min order of 500...not bad. If its out of my range will get a group together to get it done, give them exclusive and make Zf rebuilding a better price option that a new one...

[Paul Workman]

It occurs to me that Bill B might be interested as well...Justa thought. Oh, count me in for at least a 5th gear syncro!

P.

[LGAFF]

just got off the phone...this is totally doable!

[LGAFF]

Are any of the synchros duplicates, I thought 1/2 the same....

[Pete]

1-2 same
3-4-5-6 same

All you really need to make is 2 different syncros

Pete

[Blue Flame Restorations]

I'm in...........

[LGAFF]

This is sweet! We can get forks too

[Kevin]

what about sporks?

[Blue Flame Restorations]

what about sporks?

Taco Bell:p

[tomtom72]

:o sorry to be so far behind the curve on this.....but I'd be "IN" also so that we could get a large enough order together to get this done the first time.

I have a few questions though first. :o

If we do this are we invading anyone's patents?

Would the blueprints belong to you Lee? I mean someone has to be paid to reverse engineer this stuff to come up with machining specs, right? IDK if the prints are yours, just as long as we don't have to beg someone else for permission to reproduce the parts.

My ignorance shows here for sure: In a Muncie box a set of synchros was two, 1st - 2nd and 3rd - 4th. Rev had no synchro. The blocker rings came with the synchro assemble or could be bought as a discrete part. I know I should look in my FSM, but every time I do I get a head ache looking at the exploded view of a zf6. Way too many parts vs my old M22. So, do we get a full menu or is it going to be as an assembly only? Sorry for my ignorance, but there were very few ways to detonate a Muncie gear box if you kept fluid in it and knew how to use a clutch.

What about the rest of the small parts like needles and even the big parts like center bearings and front bearings do we need to think about that stuff? I see you already have forks on the list.

Okay, my ignorance of a zf6 is showing because the only box I ever rebuilt was my M22 in my LT-1. That was simple vs the zf6!

:cheers:
Tom