REFLECTOR: Gear Forks

[Scott Derrick]

Greg,

>For the benefit of those needing to replace their forks; What was the deal 
>$$'s on the upgrade replacement from Velocity please?

Its, "You pay, they ship!!!"  :-)

Scott

PS.  Just kidding around with you Greg, I have always found the factory 
pricing to be more than reasonable.

At 05:47 PM 6/14/2004, you wrote:
>Hey Andy,
>
>I too hoped to have the newer fork (I had spent hours polishing the one 
>supplied to remove casting flash and look showy!!) - but I don't.
>
>For the benefit of those needing to replace their forks; What was the deal 
>$$'s on the upgrade replacement from Velocity please?
>
>Greg in Sydney.
>STD RG E
>----- Original Message -----
>From:
>To: <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
>Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 8:26 AM
>Subject: REFLECTOR: Gear Forks
>
>I spoke with Scott Swing about the nose gear fork today.  I received my 
>kit in April of 2000 and was certain that I wouldn't have the old 
>fork.  Well, go figure.  I to have the old fork.  It has the bosses on 
>it.  I have made arrangements to have it replaced.  Scott was really great 
>about it.
>
>He did say that the forks for both the RG and FG are cast the same.  They 
>just machine the fork differently where it will attach to the gear leg.
>
>And yep, the top two forks are FG and yours is RG.  The thing to look for 
>are the bosses (raised circles on the outside of the fork where the axel 
>goes through).  The newer fork is thicker all the way around and does not 
>have them.
>
>Andy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On 
>Behalf Of AnnSam
>Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 5:14 PM
>To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Old Standard Velocity Fuel Strakes.
>
>The two shown are fixed gear forks. The one on the right is the new style 
>fork. The casting is thicker.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]On 
>Behalf Of Richard J. Gentil
>Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 3:09 PM
>To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Old Standard Velocity Fuel Strakes.
>
>Andy,
>
>I looked at the picture posted and mine does not look like either of the two.
>
>162c0d.jpg
>
>
>Here is mine:
>
>162c53.jpg
>
>
>You can see it in High Rez here:
>
><http://www.velocityelite.com/highrez/nosefork.jpg>http://www.velocityelite.com/highrez/nosefork.jpg 
>
>
>Richard
>
>"Richard J. Gentil" wrote:
>>Andy,
>>
>>I did miss this discussion, I will look into it right away.
>>
>>Richard
>>
>>Andy Millin wrote:
>>
>> > Ouch!!
>> >
>> > After looking at the pics, I might consider starting from scratch on that
>> > side.
>> >
>> > Also, if you missed the discussion, it looks like you have the old style
>> > gear fork (replace).
>> >
>> > Andy
>
>
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