[Brian Baker]

$414 to ship a crank???!!! Where are you located? Timbuktu?

Oh, South Wales...never mind...carry on.

[Wade Congdon]

The 4.250 inch and 4.500 inch stroke cranks are on there way to us and should be here no later than Monday of next week. I will personally work non-stop until all of the orders are shipped. This means almost everyone should have their cranks by the end of next week.

[tempest455]

Thanks.

[R 70 Judge]

Originally Posted by Wade Congdon

The 4.250 inch and 4.500 inch stroke cranks are on there way to us and should be here no later than Monday of next week. I will personally work non-stop until all of the orders are shipped. This means almost everyone should have their cranks by the end of next week.

Does that include the people that ordered through AllPontiac? Are all of the cranks shipping from your location?

[Wade Congdon]

Originally Posted by R 70 Judge

Does that include the people that ordered through AllPontiac? Are all of the cranks shipping from your location?

Yes, most of the prepaid orders will ship from my location. Both All Pontiac and BOP will also have stock on hand at both of our locations when we recieve the shipments.

[R 70 Judge]

Thanks for the info Wade.

I prepaid back in January.

[potentpontiac]

I can't wait to see the quality of the cranks!Thanks Wade and allPontiac for your efforts.

[taff2]

Yeah Brian,the crank cost me just $699,but the shipping from AllPontiac to my mates in Oklahoma cost $140 and then shipping to the UK cost another $414! And I haven't had the Customs bill for VAT(tax) and import duty yet!
I got the crank yesterday and it looks to be a nice piece,made by Scat,it rings like a bell,nice fillet radius',smooth thrust surfaces,still needs a little smoothing on the counterweight edges though. It's also a fair bit heavier than a stock cast 400 crank,I suppose that is to allow balancing to a heavy rotating assembly,or are the 4.00" stroke cranks normally that much heavier than the 3.75" cranks? I'll measure all the machined surfaces next week.
Rob C,do I need to Magnaflux this crank or has it already been tested?

[Robert C.]

''Rob C,do I need to Magnaflux this crank or has it already been tested?''

Taff,

I would guess that if there were cracks in the crank, they would show up on the final grinding process after heat treating. And they would warp too. Our crankshafts are double heat treated. They are inspected by Scat and polished measured packed. It would be up to the builder to choose to do a mag check. Scat was shocked at how fast we check the material out. It is a nice clean steel.

We have seen other forged crankshafts that are black in color and have a dull ring to it them. The center rod lightening holes are off center as much as a half inch. And the thrust is blue in color and had deep scratches in it. All of the radii had grinding blue marks all around every journal. The oil slinger was deep blue in color. Blue marks are a sign of a rapid grinding process and were not left to spark out during the grinding process. The journals were .001 oversize and would need to be reground. Are they good steel? We would not know. Are they cheaper? By just a tad.

But you can bet the farm that we check out our stuff before we bought the mother load.

Sorry to all that have put up with us on this deal. It took a long time to bring it to a full circle. Wade and Frank did most of the work and Tom V. had a big hand in making sure we were on the right page before and after the deal.

Thanks to all that bought one and to all that might give us a chance to serve you in the future. Remember this is a introductory first offering that will not last for ever. So get them while there hot.

[potentpontiac]

Thanks again for everyone involved with these cranks.It will be nice to build 700-750HP, without the worry of our old cast cranks giving up the ghost.You all deserve a round of applause,for bringing these affordable cranks to the Pontiac community.Job well done guys!!

[R J Staub]

Originally Posted by Robert C.

Sorry to all that have put up with us on this deal. It took a long time to bring it to a full circle. Wade and Frank did most of the work and Tom V. had a big hand in making sure we were on the right page before and after the deal.

Worth the wait !!!! I can't wait to show it to Jack. & if I can come up with something to both protect it and "lock it down", I'll probably display it at the 1st race after I get it !!!

Thanks to everyone that was involved !!! If any of you get to Mason Dixon for one of our races, the ice cream is on me !!!!

Jim

[taff2]

Yeah I agree, a much needed piece at a very fair price. It will allow us ordinary racers to up the ante considerably with our Pontiacs.

[Tom Vaught]

Anybody that buys one of these cranks and wants to thank me can buy me an icecream at Norwalk this year. The cranks are nice pieces.

Tom V.

ps Baker owes me a couple of $1.00/lb servings that he has not paid off on yet.

[Brian Baker]

Originally Posted by Tom Vaught

ps Baker owes me a couple of $1.00/lb servings that he has not paid off on yet.

I just KNEW you would bring that up before I finished reading your post.

This year will be your year, my friend.

[60man]

Thanks to All Pontiac & BOP for bringing our Pontiac's to a new affordable level. I was going to use one of your cranks but ran out of time. I may still get one (4.50)if there are any left after I finish with this 505 build. Sort of blew my wad on this monster ! Of course I have to thank you AllPontiac for the parts in the 505 to..
I saw your crank & heads at the OPDS banquet...Very nice and a great price. Also want to thank you Bob C. & Frank for being a sponsor of our OPDS
series.
Now if this Gaydosh 505 doesn't destroy my chassis I'll go for more cubes in the future..
Tom V...Thanks for your input...Be a pleasure to spend a buck on ya at Norwalk "Sir"...actually never caught up with you last year..Are you coming to VMP ??

[foreverLaur]

i read through a few of these pages - maybe i missed it

are the 3.25" definitely not happening?
or will it...given a year or two

I'm planning a long term project and thinking about options

[Tom Vaught]

I don't see any 3.25 main cranks in the near future
4.00" first, then 4.25/4.50 (all with 3" main).

Bob and Frank/Wade can tell you about the 3.25 cranks.

Tom V.

[v869tr6]

Any updates?
Thanks

[Wade Congdon]

Just got off the phone with the trucking company and the cranks will be here later today. Most if not all of the prepaid orders will ship by tomorrow.

[johnta1]

Cool!