Zen and the CV Boot

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:59 pm

Ok..as some of you may know I have been working on a new version of the humble cv boot.

They have been pissing me off since Subie day 1.

In the past 6 months I have made 2 leather ones (dismal failures),
keeping the shape under extreme centruifical forces is very difficult indeed!

So, I went back to the drawing board and started again.
I believe I have made a little breakthrough, keeping the finer details under wraps at the moment but.....

I will be revealing (in the coming month) an armoured CV boot.
They will not be particularly cheap, nor will they tear or I will replace them.

Heads up to the Tassie crew....you have been selected as the extreme testing division.
Different versions will be trialled, lets see which will take the punishment.

They are side specific and the turbo fellas will get a heatproof version for the drivers side inner.

Discussion is welcome.

Matt

Post by **Alex** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:16 pm

interested to know what youve done! will be great to have boots that dont tear!

alex

Smokey · Post by **Smokey** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:29 pm

Make sure you look into the patent/registering side of things for when it really takes off and makes you millions, hate to have someone steal ur idea. Its a good place to start an invention as heaps of cars still use them and probably will for years to come.

Post by **Alex** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:31 pm

haha, thats the word i was looking for "patent". definately dont let it out the bag until you do something like this

alex

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:31 pm

The proof will be in the pudding...Lets see if Bluesteel can break them first.

If all goes well I will be making them, selling them and retiring , growing my toenails into old age.....

I cannot find anytihng like it in the universe.

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:33 pm

more than willing to do some testing for you matt

will put it through everything i can throw at it

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:35 pm

bluesteel wrote:more than willing to do some testing for you matt

will put it through everything i can throw at it

Counting on it John.
Fuji doesn't test them as hard as you do.

bluesteel · Post by **bluesteel** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:37 pm

mind you.... i havent broken on in a while, i think all my angles are sorted now

actually wore the last couple out

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:14 pm

I'd like to see one last/tested in the front of BYB01's wagon.

subelover · Post by **subelover** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:55 pm

matt bluesteel will tear them for sure...hows the scrumby gearbox comin along jonny? i might have a crack aswell when i finally get the beige hornet on the road

cheers Ben

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:34 pm

Lightning_Silver_RX wrote:I'd like to see one last/tested in the front of BYB01's wagon.

That sounded like the thud of a gauntlet being thrown down.
I will play.

I have a set promised for Stuart as well, who can tear them first?

Let's bet.

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:39 pm

By the way... who tears which boot more??

Inners or outers?

Drivers or copilots?

I am assuming its the lifted guys having the most problems, am I correct?

Give me some market research..

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:59 pm

Lightning_Silver_RX wrote:I'd like to see one last/tested in the front of BYB01's wagon.

I'll second that.If anyone destroy a boot quickly qld style it would be BYB01

mattl200 · Post by **mattl200** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:05 pm

last two ive done have drivers inner and only a tiny tear but the grease came out and destroyed the joint

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:54 pm

BRUMBERTY wrote:I have a set promised for Stuart as well, who can tear them first?

Thanks bloke!
Now if I can just get to a damn race, I could rip some boots up.
Oh, and I seem to destroy drivers side front inners at the rate of about 4 times faster than all the others.

BRUMBERTY · Post by **BRUMBERTY** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:52 pm

brumbyrunner wrote:Thanks bloke!
Now if I can just get to a damn race, I could rip some boots up.
Oh, and I seem to destroy drivers side front inners at the rate of about 4 times faster than all the others.

Me too....is it the heat of the turbo or the steering universal interferring?

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:25 pm

i cant say ive torn many my RH inner was bout to tear but i cbf fixin it n it still hasnt torn

but i will be interested to see these n possible get a set

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:08 pm

that's where a little camera hooked up down below would be handy while out bashing the shrubery to see what it is that bites ya boots. Mine now perish due to limited dirt work and my soon to be patented CV boot guards

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:09 am

BRUMBERTY wrote:Me too....is it the heat of the turbo or the steering universal interferring?

Has to be heat, theres no interference with the steering column.
Both my turbo Brumbys do it. A heat shield would be a good idea.

Post by **Alex** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:51 pm

yeh, i do driverside inners more often than the rest as well. Except i got no turbo

...blame it on the exhaust

alex