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jb92563 · 06-12-2013, 08:38 PM

It may be optimistic, but a retired guy with nothing better to do and needs a hobby and some extra income could make a go of it in his shop/garage I think.

How else are we going to get something like this?

Eric, yours is a custom one-off so i'll bet that was pretty pricey, but you have a mold so perhaps you could lease it if others want to make a copy?
That way you could recover some of your costs.

Shipping to Europe would probably cost quite a bit unless you can share a container with someone elses stuff.

I had to have a propeller shipped to Germany and back weighing only 30lbs and it fit in a 1'x'1x6' box and it cost $1200...so a bulky top would have to go with some other bulky freight by boat.

06-12-2013, 08:38 PM	#27
jb92563 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 1,665	It may be optimistic, but a retired guy with nothing better to do and needs a hobby and some extra income could make a go of it in his shop/garage I think. How else are we going to get something like this? Eric, yours is a custom one-off so i'll bet that was pretty pricey, but you have a mold so perhaps you could lease it if others want to make a copy? That way you could recover some of your costs. Shipping to Europe would probably cost quite a bit unless you can share a container with someone elses stuff. I had to have a propeller shipped to Germany and back weighing only 30lbs and it fit in a 1'x'1x6' box and it cost $1200...so a bulky top would have to go with some other bulky freight by boat. __________________ "It broke because it wants to be Upgraded " 2012 Porsche Performance Driving School - SanDiego region 2001 Boxster S, Top Speed muffler, (Fred's) Mini Morimotto Projectors, Tarret UDP, Short Shifter, Touch Screen Dual Din Radio, 03 4 Bow glass Top (DD & Auto-X since May 17,2012) Last edited by jb92563; 06-12-2013 at 09:11 PM.