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Old 02-23-2009, 01:55 AM   #277
jhargis
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Crestline, CA
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2004 Volvo S60R
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I have 4 plates still available. silver-duck - I PM'd you.

The bad news is that due to recent economy-related happenings at my primary job, I will have to take on a lot of added responsibilities and that will make for some very long work days. Unfortunately, this means Nighthawk will continue on, but only focusing on a simplified product line-up that is not as intensive on fabrication work. With the added work-load, I'm not so sure that I will be able to maintain a steady level of production on the braces, but I'm still working on solid shifter bushings and since I already have a source on bolts, I'll still keep a full class 10.9 bolt kit available for the Subaru 5mt which would be a great option for folks who are rebuilding a 5mt and want better hardware to keep everything clamped together.

The good news: I just took delivery of a rather nice new Miller plasma-cutter, as well as a very handy mill/lathe combo machine that I'm planning on converting to full CNC operation, so I'm not giving up on the business that easy.

This is not necessarily the end of the 5mt reinforcements, but I won't be able to produce them quite as quickly as I had originally planned until the economy recovers a bit and I'm a relieved of some of my interim duties at work. Though I will still be producing them slowly and in small numbers to sell them as I have free time to make them available.

The plan: I have put together a list of potential customers by order in which they requested pricing/availability either through this thread, through PMs or through e-mails to my Nighthawk e-mail address. I will be going down the list and contacting these customers (in this same order) to give interested parties first dibbs on the 4 plates that I currently have left based on how early on they contacted me. That seems to be the most fair way in which to go about things. I really apologize for inconveniencing or disappointing anybody, but the current state of the economy is actually starting to really hit home.

As I produce more reinforcements in smaller lots, subsequent orders will still likely be handled through DS1.
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Last edited by jhargis; 02-23-2009 at 11:21 AM.
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