September update

After a busy summer trying to get things sorted I'm finally opening the store up again, save for a few products. One big change to the website is that I've put a note next to almost every product describing the inventory situation. I think this will be very beneficial to some customers who seem to expect me to keep everything in stock by the hundreds and who want the product at their doorstep the very next morning. That just isn't the case with a relatively small business like this one, unfortunately.

I've got several big and important projects on the go so I don't want to bog myself down with lots of huge orders, not leaving much time to get anything done at all. Everything except shifters and strut braces will be readily available, however spark plug wires will depend on my current inventory. I think I will still accept order for shifters and strut braces, however please be aware that it could be several MONTHS before you'll receive it. Those items just seem to take a very long time to produce, maybe that's because I tend to wait for a while and do them in large batches of 10-20. But that makes each individual piece go quicker because I can set up an assembly line. So, more time overall, but quicker per part, pick your poison.

I want to personally thank everyone who has ordered from us in the past, without your constant support and enthusiasm I wouldn't be able to continue running this incredible business. I'm having a blast, this is my dream job! However I've gotta admit, running your own business is a heck of a lot of work.

It's been a great summer for me. As you can see below I've developed a new product, my blow off valves, which I will be selling some time in the fall. I've been using that first prototype on my car for a few months now and there are a few small changes I'd like to make. Namely the way it sounds. At low boost (<10psi) it makes a great loud Pshhhhhhhhh noise, just was I was hoping for. But above 10psi the release happens much quicker and the sound gets higher pitched, similar to the bird chirp like HKS SSV thing. I believe that a simple change in my piston design will have a big impact on the sound output. Also I have to do some more playing with spring pressures.

In other news I have completely re-wired my CNC lathe for a much cleaner install, and also wired nearly everything required to convert my milling machine to CNC. I think all that I have left to do is make some stepper motor mounting plates, machine the ballscrews, then bolt everything together.

At the end of July I held a group buy on turbobricks for a HUGE strut brace which is 1.5x bigger than my regular ones, they sold out very quickly! It's early september and I am just about finished making them, they took a lot longer than I was anticipating, but that's just how things seem to go. After having the plates waterjet cut, deburring them and bending the brackets, I got to finally learn how to TIG weld! It's something I've always wanted to do, and always hoped that I'd be good at it. Well, I was right. The past year and a half of oxy/acetylene welding has really paid off because they're very similar techniques. After practicing with the TIG torch and the pedal on some scrap metal for about 30 minutes I started welding the big strut braces and did a great job. Gotta get myself a TIG welder one day, boy ohh boy.