Because I was unable to find a local machinist to bid on my job, I took my design to some on-line prototyping/machining companies. One is based in the U.S. The other is in Hong Kong with manufacturing done in China. The U.S. company responded with a bid exceeding $1200.00!!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" /> I'm still waiting to get a bid from the Chinese-based firm (which I suspect will be much lower). On a side-note, I have to say that, given the state of the U.S. economy, I would expect more companies would be willing to bid, and that the bids would be reasonable. Now I understand why our job-market and manufacturing-base is shrinking... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

On related note, I decided to contact OBX Racing to see if they would be interested in machining a prototype. If it works, they will instantly have a new product line to fit the pre-'98 Sportage rear diff. And if they simply swap the axle gears with 28-spline x 29 mm (which is the same size as the splines on Honda's S2000, which they already sell LSDs for), then they will have products that cover all Sportages manufactured through 2005. Ah, but with my luck, they won't want to do it... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />

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