RE: [SilverStreak] Hinges for Silver Streak

["Ralph Cooke" <rcooke@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Eddie,

I have a small oil service business, I'm not going to be in the SS
Hinge Business.  I had planned on charging the invoice price for the
hinges + freight and $20 to cover gas expenses to the shop and
back(it's 50+ miles away).  My plan is to do this as a favor to other
SS owners with the same problem as we are experiencing.  The shop is
not really excited about making up a lot of hinges.  The guy that runs
the shop prefers special "complex" projects that are challenging and
highly profitable(he likes the fact that I'm an older guy blowing the
doors off of the younger racers, so he is willing to make up a few
special suspension parts for me at a reasonable cost).  Jerry told me
the last thing he wants is to make up hinges and hope they sell.  Each
set of hinges will be made up for a specific order, and need to be
paid for in advance, if it's 1 set of 2 hinges, or 10 sets of 20
hinges.  

Lets see what the costs are, as they may be pretty high, I can't get
an estimate out of him, and that usually indicates it may be rather
high priced.  I'll probably be able to post the cost on the 28th of
this month, I sure hope they come in under $400-500.  Lets hold off on
our cheers until I find out what the hinges look like, how they
function, and what the pricing will be.  I'll be sure to take some
good pictures with my digital camera.

Ralph

-----Original Message-----
On Behalf Of Eddie
Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] Hinges for Silver Streak

Ralph,

To me it would be understandable that your fab shop would be enticed
with 
the prospect of creating a duplicateable product we all would want. I
would 
expect you to try and capitalize on it as well so don't worry about
those 
who might begrudge a hopefully profitable business venture which will 
simultaneously satisfy a read need with what undoubtedly will be a
superior 
product.

I hope the final product will be what you anticipate and expect and I
am 
more than confident that you will be as good a judge as anyone. I will
hope 
for the pricing to be somewhere at about $200 to $300 per set. Put me
in the 
line for 3 sets as soon as possible. I cannot use the trailers or the
motor 
home anymore without loosing the doors.

I guess I'm glad you didn't use a "Pimp My Ride" shop or the doors
would 
probably become scissor up, remote controlled operated and not have a
entry 
handle. Little too advanced for old me.

-Eddie-
Houston, TX