Manx Club

Members.....I'm continuing the $$$ outlay on my '69 pan and tub build and as I get ready to cut some big checks for the motor/tranny, I was hoping to reach out to see if anyone has a Manx Valve Cover they would part with.

I sent Vince a PM, anyone else that has one or a line on one would be great.

For those following me as I've searched out a specific Yuma Yellow tub to replace "Grandpa Chuck's".....my mom recently found a picture of Grandma Ruth Marie with the Manx (she passed a year ago on the 20th just shy of 95 years old). This photo is from March of 1987.

https://baja2009photos.shutterfly.com/999

Thanks -- Eric

p.s. when I picked up my pan from Bruce and the guys I had asked Winnie about them and I guess the number required for another run is quite large.

Did a MC member get these on eBay? $710 seems bananas?!
If demand is this high perhaps the club needs to do a "group buy" and make a run?

http://m.ebay.com/itm/222357906244?_mwB ... noapp=true

A week or so later these "new in the box" went for $610

http://m.ebay.com/itm/252727774068?_mwB ... noapp=true

And yet again this week another "new in box" set went for $745 (fair oaks, CA). If/when those other links don't work for the earlier auctions, those were from two different sellers in Georgia.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Meyers-Manx-Val ... Es&vxp=mtr

With as many views this thread has perhaps Winnie could take prepayments for club members and do another run of them?

Not sure what the last run cost per unit?

I'd like to buy 2 sets. I heard from Paige over at Meyers' this week after inquiring, that a member of the club bought the original molds for these valve covers at the auction a while back. I'm sure another production run would sell out quickly. Who wouldn't buy a set of these if they were reasonably priced (under $300 for a pair)? Can we find out who the owner of these assets are in the club and approach them about making some more? I'm sure it would be a profitable venture that would benefit and appeal to many Manx owners.

I would obviously be in for a set.

One of our elder statesmen surely knows where these are.

I'm in!

I know where the molds are, but I am not saying. If the person that has them wishes to comment, fine. I have been in touch with Winnie about a possible way to get them made from billet aluminum, instead of a casting. So, stay tuned, they may be back on the market (or not) soon. Tom

Been a week with no sign of molds Tom so hope the CNC idea progresses....

There were a couple of episodes on Jay Leno's Garage that showed a company that laser scanned some parts and there was a company that coule 3D print with metal the new parts from the scanned info. Might be worth looking at.

YSG2017 wrote:I'd like to buy 2 sets. I heard from Paige over at Meyers' this week after inquiring, that a member of the club bought the original molds for these valve covers at the auction a while back. I'm sure another production run would sell out quickly. Who wouldn't buy a set of these if they were reasonably priced (under $300 for a pair)? Can we find out who the owner of these assets are in the club and approach them about making some more? I'm sure it would be a profitable venture that would benefit and appeal to many Manx owners.

I also know where the molds are, and it's not exactly that no one is trying. It's a very long process, and production quality is horrible from the different foundries that have been tried. It's also expensive to just have them set up the tooling, expensive to ship the mold, and there are no guarantees on the outcome. A number of attempts have been made, with about a 10% success rate. Even there are folks willing to pay much, (yes, I was one of the sellers of my pair in one of the above auctions - ONLY to help raise the funds for my Manx II that I found in Texas), not everyone would be. The person that owns the molds is in near constant communication with Winnie, and with various foundries to try and make this happen.