T-56 Transmission Install Thread

Map63Vette said
That is one thing that has always baffled me on pricing, hydraulic conversion kits. The master and slave aren't really that expensive on their own, maybe $100 each if that, and the little pivoting mount that holds the master is just two pieces of bent plate... How that adds up to $600+ is a mystery to me.

The mystery is in the ability to fabricate, and the knowledge of how various parts fit together. When you see a lot of kits for sale, a good percentage of the price is the knowledge needed to put the kit together. For example, disc brake kits. You can piece together a disc brake kit fairly inexpensively, especially if you are willing to use some used parts, like spindles and upper control arms. When you buy the kit your paying for someone else's knowledge of what parts will work on your car, and a premium for some new parts.

When I looked at the hydraulic brake kits you'll notice that they have a bracket only kit for $189.00.

http://www.hotrodhydraulics.com/shopcart.htm#ecwid:category=107142&mode=product&product=1204326

Now if you think you can make that bracket for less than $189.00 go for it. In my experience you should pencil it out first because in my experience sometimes it's cheaper/easier to give someone else some profit before you have to make two prototypes and then a final working unit.

I swear my family's motto is, "You Can't Win," because every time I say something like, I could make that WAY cheaper, it ends up taking three times as long and costing twice as much.

Regards,

Joe Dokes