Originally posted by AsphaltAnihil8r
So by looking at the kit,,please tell me what in there makes the wait soooooo Freeeaakin long.........Is that plutonium fused cold rollled stainless with the optional nitrite finish ,then powder coated black
Looks sweet...
seriously how long is the wait...
Actually, I could probably get plutonium fused cold rolled stainless quicker, but might not be able to get it bent up
For those not aware of manufacturing & the steel industry, there is a big shortage & prices are skyrocketing
It seems the Chinese are buying up everything in sight. What was redily availble 3 months ago is now special order. We used to get a price quote that was good for 15-30 days, depending on our source. Now it is 48 HOURS to a max of 3 days! Prices are going up faster than gas prices. This time we had to go directly to the steel mill, order up 5000 pounds of it, just to get some at a decent price for future orders. And doing that, it takes months to get it instead of days. It is so expensive to begin with, but we are now paying double just to get some in 2 weeks. But, that's only part of the problems here. Once we do get material, the bender is so busy that he has to try & squeeze us in between other jobs & setups. The machine is so expensive that we can't get one & do it in house yet. Then it's of to the heat treater, fitting it into his schedule. Then, I finally get it to drill the holes, clean up, and get to the powder coater & deal with his schedule. THEN I can get it boxed up, assuming all the other parts are laser cut, bent, welded, blasted, cleaned, painted, etc without one little item missing to hold up shipping. In the mean time, it's weeks & months that our cash flow is tied up into thousands of pounds of material, laser cutting, bending, components, rod ends, plating (done twice lately
), etc., along with the same thing for our control arms, motor mounts, and other stuff. Sometimes I think we would be better off sitting around doing nothing & invest our money elsewhere. But then we wouldn't have all the headaches, pressure, upset waiting customers, accounting & tax issues, etc, etc, etc, and then I might be able to have a car & the time to race myself
Anyways, right now we are quoting 6 weeks on new orders, which is right before the Nat's. I am finishing up on about 30 here that are already sold & past due. I am still 15-20 short, but this next batch should take care of them & have extra for new orders. We will be doing everything in our power to have some ready at the Nat's. We STRONGLY advise reserving or ordering one ASAP to get one there. I doubt we will have enough to cover the demand, even if all goes well between now & then. If you order & specify deliver to nats, we won't charge the credit card until then, or give a slight cash discount there, plus save on shipping. We plan to setup an installation center there, so for a moderate fee (under $100) you can get it installed in a couple hours & try it out! We planned it last year, but couldn't get any ready in time. Hope that helped!
PS- great pic!