Interest in another run of Garfinkles FD Oil Pan Braces?

[Fendamonky]

Hey all,

I'm posting up a thread to see if we have anybody (other than myself) who are interested in getting David to make another run of his renowned Oil Pan Braces for the FD. Between a brace and a stud kit ($400 and doesn't require any machining of your engine) you can sleep well knowing that, not only will your oil pan not leak oil, but you can also run oddles of power without worrying about your engine twisting itself apart.






David said he'd need 15 buyers to make another production run.

Anybody else interested?

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[Fendamonky]

I guess i should specify, as people got confused on the other forum... I'm not associated with Garfinkle Motor Works, so i can't price or sell the braces myself. I started this thread because I want a brave, and David told me he would need to make a batch to make any.

The $400 I quoted is for the stud kit i got, NOT this brace! I would guess the brace will run between $100-$130, but David will be three man who determines the price.

[Garfinkles Motor Works]

The braces will cost$125 includes shipping in the USA . The brace ,pan bolts ,motor mount bolts, and oil level sensor 0-ring are included .

[Fendamonky]

Cool beans, thanks for the info David.

I posted a thread over on rx7club and had like 4-5 people express interest in a day or two. But then the mods deleted my thread for no reason.

I'll have to email one of the "super" mods there to see what's up with the thread deletion...

[Garfinkles Motor Works]

The other forum wants me to pay them $75 for every part I sell. I can not afford to do that .They will boot you off if you push it .

[Pete_89T2]

Originally Posted by Garfinkles Motor Works

The other forum wants me to pay them $75 for every part I sell. I can not afford to do that .They will boot you off if you push it .

That's insane. No business can afford to tack on $75 to every part sold! I can understand a forum asking vendors to pay a $75 advertising fee for an unlimited # of items they sell over the course of a year or some other reasonably long period of time, but $75 per item is just ridiculous.

If they are indeed doing this, they are not only hurting businesses but the rotary community at large. Simple math - If vendor X wants to sell a $20 widget, Joe Rotorhead ends up paying $95 for it with this business model.

[Fendamonky]

Originally Posted by Garfinkles Motor Works

The other forum wants me to pay them $75 for every part I sell. I can not afford to do that .They will boot you off if you push it .

That is ridiculous! Yeah, I've been banned from there for dumb reasons before, so I'm not to worried about it. But still... Wtf..

I wonder what they'd do if i just listed a FS thread selling one of your braces, then whenever somebody pm'd me i just told them what's up! Lol.


David, can you post up some pictures and further details of why your brave is better/different?

[Garfinkles Motor Works]

My brace has a grove milled into it that fits over the pans pinch rail.With out the milled grove the brace would just press on the pinch rail with no pressure on the full width of the pan and no pressure at the bolt holes .I do not have any pictures but there were some on the forums several years ago .Maybe someone can post some .

[rayrx7]

im in when the items are very soon on the way to produce...i´m in trouble with my motor...an will fix it soon

[C. Ludwig]

FWIW, when I've done GBs over there, its been $75 for 3 month access to the GB section. Not $75 per individual part sold. Once your time is up you are locked out and cant even post in threads you started. You can list multiple parts in a single thread.

[rayrx7]

any news who wants the brace?? I´m in....

[Fendamonky]

I had like 3-4 interested over on the other forum, but the mods shut down my thread before I could write down names. Seems like it might just be you and me =(

[Fendamonky]

Ok, so it looks like I've got ten braces claimed right now. I'm gunna dig around some more to find the remaining five, and potentially more

[Garfinkles Motor Works]

You must be working hard and I thank you .Before I have these made I must have the money to pay the two shops and for the steel sheet .I will need a contact number for each buyer to confirm that they will buy .I have many people contact me for parts each month that say they need parts and they never finish the deal .I will need to get a loan to do this run and I need to know I can pay it back .

[Fendamonky]

Absolutely understandable. I actually ended up contacting a few places that will do rebuilds to see if they were interested in getting multiple braces.

So far i have:

1. Myself (1x brace)
2. rayrx7 (1x brace)
3. Howard Coleman (5x braces)
4. IRP (3x-5x braces)

I have gotten suggestions on some other members that would probably want some, and I'll make a FS thread over on the other forum to identify any loose ends.

Pricing wise, please correct me off I'm wrong, but I'm looking at $125.00 shipped to the continental US for an order of 15. Will the price be able to drop in brackets if i manage a larger number of orders?