Any interest in .......

to be honest I have no idea.. I haven't got a contour

I'd bet it doesn't though or someone would have tried it by now... and I am sure Albert would have said something if it did... but I will ask to be sure

Originally posted by CRZYDRVR:

Originally posted by chknhwk:
The Mirko Cougar RSTB looks nice and I'd be interested in one for my SVT Contour if it is similar in design.

Wont the Cougar brace fit the Contour?

No it won't. Contour strut towers are slightly farther apart.

PLus the Cougar has some little "wings" or somehting on the rear towers, that the bar mounts to. Or so i remember hearing..

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has some little "wings"

lol, makes it sound like a girlie sanitary product

Originally posted by Keyser:

Originally posted by CRZYDRVR:

Originally posted by chknhwk:
The Mirko Cougar RSTB looks nice and I'd be interested in one for my SVT Contour if it is similar in design.

Wont the Cougar brace fit the Contour?

No it won't. Contour strut towers are slightly farther apart.

I see, thanks for the info

ok, so how many of you are interested in a Front Strut Brace.. that is also something that is being considered depending on the level of interest.

Also is anyone interested in supplying the donor car for fittings?

Where does it have to be donated to?

I may be interested depending on price and design.

I would want one that bolts to the strut towers and not just where the strut is bolted.

I'd be totally interested (already am, honestly) if they match and the FSTB fit the BAT caster/camber kit.

That being said, I'll be interested as well. I will not be ready to pay until Summer. But if I'm in a Group Buy, you can count on me paying up unlike a large number of other people on CEG. Let me know if something more solid comes up, how much it'll cost, what it'll come with, and other options.

Like i said earlier i would like both front and rear braces. I know im not the only one who wants both.

Originally posted by bk4293:
Where does it have to be donated to?

Morgan Hill, CA.... that is where Mirko is based

ok if anyone's seriously interested in getting a front strut tower brace manufactured hop over and show your face in the Mirko Forum, if there is enough interest I'll take the idea to Mirko and see whether it's viable. So lets see a show of hands if you guys really want this stuff.

you guys could do both front and rear stb's as like a package, would be cool to have matching braces with battery tied downs and the splitter on my car.....very nice.....def interested and willing to pay up front!

I like would like to see a package deal like that.

I'm in

Originally posted by MissyB:
ok if anyone's seriously interested in getting a front strut tower brace manufactured hop over and show your face in the Mirko Forum, if there is enough interest I'll take the idea to Mirko and see whether it's viable. So lets see a show of hands if you guys really want this stuff.

I thought this WAS the Mirko forum? Where do we need to go? I'm lost... I thought this thread was for guaging interest...

Their is a forum on www.mirkoracing.com

It is, but I can't update the list on here.. so it's easier if you add you name there too and then I can update it so everyone can tell how close to GB numbers you are. If you don't I have to keep copying people over.. it's no biggie.

POSTED!

Where do we post on the site.

Uh, this might work.

On the main page, look on the right side mid screen. "FORUM"

I just posted.

man I just went thru that whole registration process to find out that I can't use ATL-SVT as a username?? It says somebody else already has it?? I only hit enter 1 time, so it's not like I submitted it twice. I thought maybe I mistyped my password twice?? It doesn't recognize my email address?? Screw that forum.

nevermind, I got an email and now I can post.

I guess I just got frustrated with it.

I'm interested in both front and rear.

Eric

I'm in also

ok anyone got any more comments about this project before I take it to Mirko to see if it's viable?

I'm not promising anything, so I can't say if you'll get an RSTB GB, a FSTB GB or a Combob GB... or squat diddily.

If anyone signed up as interested, that really isn't, say now.. otherwise it looks bad on everyone in the Group if I go take him facts and stuff and it falls flat on it's face like some past projects have with some GB's.

Don't forget this isn't a re-run, this is a new project, so even if Mirko take up the project it won't happen overnight.

Thanks to everyone who has already commented.. Good Luck guys, I hope you get what you want. If it's half as good as the Cougar RSTB it's going to be wicked !

werd.......i am down no matter what......

time is of the essence or some crap like that

like i said, i am willing to pay up front! holla.

for all 20???

just kidding

Okie, well I'll talk to Mirko over the coming week/weekend, hopefully between machines he'll have time to take a peek see what you guys want and see what he can do to make it happen for you all.

Will be kinda cool to have some more SVT's in the Mirko Enhanced Streetcar Gallery.. so I hope you guys are going to be installing and taking lotsa pics

I'm working on adding a few of you in already.. so keep em coming.

I will throw this out.....

Could Mirko develope rear strut tower "wings" (what his STB and the ST200 4-point brace bolts to) similar to what the Cougar has? At least a few CEGers have built homemade wings to weld on to STB so they could mount the ST200 rear STB. This would allow you to use the Cougar rear STB already available on Contours..reduced R&D cost I would think..I would buy a pair so I could mount my ST200 brace..I rather do this than fabricate.

These wings could be bolt in or weld in...

yes it does mean less r&d for mirko but what about cost for us.......

i mean no offense and all, but lets look at it this way....mirko produces fantastic quality products, i love em.....but since their battery tie down is 40 bucks on special, dont you think you might be able to gauge some future prices here......i would expect something like this to cost at least 50 bucks or more....plus a separate stb.......

just doesnt make a whole lot of sense to me......

not knocking mirko in anyway (i promise missy

) but i think i would rather have a stb.

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not knocking mirko in anyway (i promise missy

no offense taken.... so where do you live exactly??

Mirko is always open to suggestions, if there is enough interest then it's always worth considering. So see how much interest you have for the rear strut tower "wings" and if you get enough people interested I'll talk to Mirko about it.

Originally posted by csc99svt:
yes it does mean less r&d for mirko but what about cost for us.......

i mean no offense and all, but lets look at it this way....mirko produces fantastic quality products, i love em.....but since their battery tie down is 40 bucks on special, dont you think you might be able to gauge some future prices here......i would expect something like this to cost at least 50 bucks or more....plus a separate stb.......

just doesnt make a whole lot of sense to me......

not knocking mirko in anyway (i promise missy ) but i think i would rather have a stb.

I don't think you know what he's refering to. The Cougar ST200 rear STB is a much better design. He's refering to have Mikro make something so we can fit it in our car. The Cougar ST200 rear STB is going to be way better than any single STB out there I'd say. So if they make an adapter (how about using that word instead of the word "wing"), I'd rather get that and the ST200 STB (or they can make it themselves and I'll get it from them) than a single bar STB.

Correct..in addition, the Mirko Cougar bar also bolts to the wings/adapter. I think that if Mirko made (relatively simple)adapters, then Contour owners could use either the Mirko Cougar bar or the ST200 4-point bar. By lower developement cost, I mean that Mirko would not have to design a whole new bar, just the adapter...which would be steel & easier to work with than the aluminum bar. I think this would be less total R&D cost than a whole new bar. This should increase the volume of sales on his existing Cougar bar which might bring cost down slightly.

Well I can ask, but I don't know whether he would be interested in making parts to fit " other " parts. If that is what you want start a new topic for wings/adaptors on the Mirko Forum so we can keep it easy to follow who wants what.

personal view That's almost as bad as someone asking if they can have parts off his cougars to send to someone else to make a competitive part, knowing that Mirko was also doing that... and that went down like a tonne of bricks. To be honest I'm not really comfortable asking him to make wings, but I will if that is what you guys want because it's my job.

Its up to you...

The idea was make the wing/adapter to fit the Contour strut towers so that MIRKO'S OWN COUGAR STB would bolt to it. Because Mirko's bar looks EXACTLY like to top portion of the ST200 front STB..I assume it will work with that as well (though it may not). The ST200 bars are I believe all sold out or maybe a few left. They are not really competition for Mirko at this point..they were left over euro production parts, so no more will be made.

I did not want to buy ANY other existing rear STB, because they all rely on flimsy srcews with no bolts or backing plates. The ST200 bar bolted with backing plates to the metal wings (welded factory parts on Cougar) giving a secrue attachment. A better system & Only way to go IMO. But if nobody else is interested, no big deal I would just fabricate some...

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The idea was make the wing/adapter to fit the Contour strut towers so that MIRKO'S OWN COUGAR STB would bolt to it.

Ok, I mis-understood your meaning, I thought you wanted to be able to use other parts with it. I'm glad you clarified that for everyone.

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I would buy a pair so I could mount my ST200 brace..

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then Contour owners could use either the Mirko Cougar bar or the ST200 4-point bar

It was those comments that made me unsure.

ok so far I have :

MotorCity
imprtKLLR
path914
csc99svt
Thinkmoto
LuckyTour95
Kremithefrog
CRZYDRVR
bk4293
ATL-SVT
svtsoboss
XKontour98
JayTour
unknown
Xkontour98
Nickyd1298SVT
fast4drsvt
MarkusSVT
chknhwk

as interested parties for the Contour RSTB.. did I miss anyone.. anyone changed their mind?? holler if I need to make changes.

could you add....... me????

I dunno.. there's always one who waits till you finished the updates

... it would be my pleasure ....

Uh, hello? What about me? I was on the last list - you drop me??

oops

Just keeping you on your toes hehe

Originally posted by MissyB:
oops Just keeping you on your toes hehe

don't forget me. . .i'm in

yur added.. on the Mirko board..

okie.. anyone local to Mirko in here that is on the list?

Start saving your pennies guys!! we're lining up a Donor car to get this project on it's way.

Any rough time frames on something like this? Need to know how fast to save my pennies!

Start saving now... !!!!!

as soon as I get any firm ideas I'll let you all know.

Sign me up!! Both front and rear please.

my interest is probably gone, most likely i'm gonna buy a homemade RSTB for i'm guessing less than half the cost of the mirko one. thanks for making something for us though.

okie I'll remove you from the list

Fmr12B did you ring Albert about using your car as the donor car?? If not.. anyone else in the area want to play donor?