Re: Innovations in Fiberglass

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm.jf.intel.com>]

John,
If you believe your installation method to be safer and superior to theirs 
I suggest you perform the operation your way and document the process and 
take *plenty* of black & white photos (if you plan on publishing then I 
recommend you use slides).  After everything is said and done use the car 
for a month and check your work (look for cracks, leaks, you know what to 
look for more than I) and if it's still all one piece then send them your 
documentation along with the photos and your credentials (to prove you're a 
subject expert and not some Joe).  Explain, in technical detail if need be, 
why your installation is better beyond a shadow of a doubt, and recommend 
that they change their process.

By being willing to help them along with excellent documentation and images 
(photos/drawings) they *may* be willing to use your procedure instead.  If 
not I wouldn't mind putting your documentation on my Type Three Technical 
Page (no charge!) as that's why I have it (once I get all my other projects 
in order...)
     Toby Erkson, air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
     '75 Porsche 914 1.8L
     Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/

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Subject: Innovations in Fiberglass
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    9/4/97 8:02 PM


I order a floor pan from Innovations.  They were very helpful and knowledgable
about their products.  They filled my request for special cutting of the floor
pan and my request for Express shipping with out any trouble or hassle.  The
parts arrived as promised.  THe quality of the pats was not as good as I had
hoped, but half way reasonable.  The thickness of the parts varied alot (like
200%) and the non-mold side of the part (read interior of the car) was very
rough.  If it was covered with carpet not too big of a deal.  There
instructions for installation were clear even if I disagreed with the method.
 I will have to dig it up again and let everyone know my exceptions to the
procedure.

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John Jaranson
Research Engineer
Ford Motor Company
SRL 2621
Dearborn, MI  48121
(313)323-0553
(313)845-4724 FAX