Originally posted by Barry Weeks:
Almost forgot. My understanding of Offenhauser is that they have all their old casting patterns, but will not run a batch of parts until they have enough orders to make it worth their time.
That's exactly what I was going to suggest was happening.
There are a whole lot of parts out there like that.. somebody can make 'em, but they're not interested in setting the whole deal up just to make 2 or three.. so they take your order, and wait till they have enough pre-orders to make it worth their while.. then pump out a few 'extras' to either sell, or keep on hand for warranty exchange purposes.
What they sell 1 for I doubt would cover the cost of firing up the thing that melts the metal.
But if that's the case, I think they should tell you that.. and let you know it could be 6 months or more before you get the part.. I mean, it sucks when you order something and have to call them once a month and they still can't tell you when they'll have it.
