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Franklinstower
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 Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:26 pm Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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| lt8x7 wrote: |
I ordered one back on 11 Nov. I cannot get any reply from him at all despite sending many emails.
I have lodged a dispute with PayPal and am waiting on their process to go through.
I noticed today that the rsfab.com website is currently saying "Website down. Back soon"
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Since you are in Sydney, maybe try to go through Todd at SubaruGears, they had partnered up for RSFab's shift linkage. Todd might have other means of getting through to Ray.
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lt8x7
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| Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2020 11:27 pm Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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I ordered one back on 11 Nov. I cannot get any reply from him at all despite sending many emails.
I have lodged a dispute with PayPal and am waiting on their process to go through.
I noticed today that the rsfab.com website is currently saying "Website down. Back soon"
Not looking promising. |
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scottstrahm
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| Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:14 pm Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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| I ordered the Big Shot Shifter from Van Cafe a couple of weeks ago. First one arrived with painting chipped off of shifter shaft. Van Cafe is great. They offered to replace or give a credit. I decided to replace. Unfortunately, the second one also showed up with chipped shaft. Van Cafe will take care of my order. They looked at the rest of their inventory and told me that they all appear to have the same issues of paint chipping. Shew. |
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Leroy Johnson
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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| Not bashing, but still currently accepting orders and money, but not shipping parts or even responding to attempts to contact. Waiting on a PayPal refund now. |
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vanis13
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climber2377
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| Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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Bummer it's still not going so great for this company. He made a great product and I am glad to have his shifter. It's a game changer.
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Yellow Rabbit
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:26 pm Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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| drives me nuts when people use imperial sizing |
There fixed it for you.
On the RS Fab thing, I wonder why one of the vendors hasn’t bought the design from him. Surely someone could coordinate effective manufacturing or sourcing. |
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ALIKA T3
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:55 am Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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| Oh, for the Rsfab shifter, it`s 3/8 from the top of my head, maybe 5/16. Regular thread pitch. |
That drives me nuts when people use imperial sizing for a vehicle that is metric.
(BTW-US cars started conversion to metric with the Chevette, so even with USA cars, we are talking all new models from mid-late 70's on!) |
I despise imperial stuff too 
watchout you have a few imperial hardware on your van too, seat belt bolts, and on the Westy, they forced 3/8 bolts into the M10 welded nut on the floor for one of the propane tank mounts .
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Franklinstower
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:14 am Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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| The RSFab shifter I have was made either in 2018 or earlier. The included knob is a pool ball that was drilled out smooth which I'm guessing was for an thread insert. Right now, I'm just looking to make something if I can get the measurement specs for the shaft thread. |
Don't you have a thread pitch gauge?
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vanagonjr
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| Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:05 am Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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| ALIKA T3 wrote: |
| Oh, for the Rsfab shifter, it`s 3/8 from the top of my head, maybe 5/16. Regular thread pitch. |
That drives me nuts when people use imperial sizing for a vehicle that is metric.
(BTW-US cars started conversion to metric with the Chevette, so even with USA cars, we are talking all new models from mid-late 70's on!)
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ALIKA T3
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The_Raven
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| Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 3:10 pm Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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| The RSFab shifter I have was made either in 2018 or earlier. The included knob is a pool ball that was drilled out smooth which I'm guessing was for an thread insert. Right now, I'm just looking to make something if I can get the measurement specs for the shaft thread. |
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ALIKA T3
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The_Raven
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| Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:45 am Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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Does anyone have the thread size and type for the shifter knob?
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pbrown
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 12:54 pm Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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This is really disappointing. He has a replacement shifter linkage that I've been wanting.
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Forthwithtx
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| Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 10:57 am Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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| minsk wrote: |
| i paid thru paypal and got my money back. |
Just reported the same through Paypal. Let's see what happens.
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Abscate
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| Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 4:30 am Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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| minsk wrote: |
| i paid thru paypal and got my money back. |
Important not to use friends and family for this option
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11BC2
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2020 3:59 pm Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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| I paid for the Subaru shifter parts...a year ago...and after many unanswered emails and phone calls, he’s about to personally learn what “nemesis” means. |
You saw my other post, right?
You are in CA? Come by in a few weeks and help him blow out his birthday candles, I'll buy you a beer! |
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Gruppe B
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 1:22 pm Post subject: Re: What's up with RS FAB? |
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Sorry about your troubles
For the record, tell your kids the 2 RSFab shifters in my Vanagons are the favorite mod I've done and that I greatly appreciate the workmanship and assistance they provided. Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche dragged his children into the factory to work at young ages too:) You could say those kids turned out ok
All the best
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