Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 18:19:38 -0700
Reply-To: Ben McCafferty <ben@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
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From: Ben McCafferty <ben@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
Subject: Re: [Syncro] Paging owners of syncro.org springs...info needed
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Below,
tx,
bmc :)
Ben McCafferty
ben@volkscafe.com
Volks Cafe
1823 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-426-1244
http://volkscafe.com
>
> None of which should stop him Ben M. from asking Steve directly.
--I had pinged him yesterday, on the syncrolist list, and hadn't heard. I
heard from him this afternoon, and have asked him directly.
>IIRC Ben
> doesn't own a Vanagon anymore. Do you BMC?
--No, I am between Vanagons at the moment. But this isn't really relevant,
is it? If I had a 2WD Vanagon, or a syncro with stock springs, I would be
asking the same question.
>Is he so "desperate" as you put it
> that he can't wait for Steve to answer his question? Why does he not disclose
> his intent if it is indeed what you say?
--Not desperate, just working and trying to complete an article. As soon as
I saw the posts about espionage, I did send a message on what my intentions
are/were.
>If BMC did that when he asked the
> question, I would not have commented on the matter. Most of you who know that
> I am rarely the first one to defend Syncro.org. However, I feel this matter
> is critical to the Syncro/Vanagon industry as a whole.
--You are correct, and I will be more direct in what I'm asking for and why
in the future. I was in no way trying to infringe on someone's intellectual
property.
>
> The alternative spring idea is already there and has been for many years. The
> specifications BMC is asking for is proprietary in my opinion.
--It will be very easy for me to write this article without including
Steve's springs. Since the article is intended as a service to the Vanagon
community, I was trying to include as many Vanagon owners as possible. I
also realize that most people who have Steve's springs have probably done
lots of work on their suspension, and may not be interested in the Air Lift
bags in the first place. My last syncro westy had Steve's springs on it,
and still had the westy "list" to the left. Air Lift made a nice
difference, since I could add different pressure to the left and right
sides. So maybe some people will be interested after all.
>
> It wasn't too long ago that another listee sought out a supplier to produce a
> simplified version of the Projektzwo bumpers in California. Month's later,
> said supplier started selling the self same bumpers via a certain retailer to
> persons such as yourself. No credit given to the aforementioned listee in any
> form that I can ever recall.
--I can't comment to this, since I wasn't around at that time. I can only
point to my reputation on the lists and apologize for making some people
uncomfortable. I do what I say I'll do, and my only intention in asking
this question was to discuss the requirements for air bags with the Air Lift
Company's engineers. You will notice that my question didn't ask for any of
the information that would really tell me how the spring was
built--thickness of steel, number of coils, spring rate, etc. I could build
a lot of different springs with the information I asked for, and never
duplicate Steve's great springs.
>
> BenT
> The shorter version of Benjamin Emmanuel S. Tan which is my real name. And
> yes BenTbtstr8@aol.com is my real email address. Give me a break.......
--Not sure what you mean; I have never known you to use anything but this
address since I've been on the lists?
Thanks guys and gals,
bmc :)
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