818 Donor Kits to be available

[xscott]

On topic with the Original Poster

Donor Kit Beta Program: (Launched this last night):

http://818donors.com/donor-beta-program/

Check it out, let us know your thoughts. Full kits starting at 5,000.00 and going up from there based on the donor and what packages you choose.

A link explaining how pricing works:

http://818donors.com/warranty-faq/

Thanks!
Andrew

Will the deposit be a hold charge or an actual charge? So ou will be collecting 10 participants at $5,000 each and hold it until the kit comes available + the time it takes for your donor pallets to be ready? Looking for clarification, Thanks

[Vman7]

wow this thread is really taking off

Amazing how the 818 already has 3rd party support and the car isn't even out yet.

[riptide motorsport]

So someone is going to give you $5000 in one months time on a kit that doesn't exist...might come to fruition in 6 moths at best. Your going to hold $50,000.00- $75,000.00 for 6 months....ARE giving the depositors their escrow money? Yup I'd be up to give a new business model $5000.00 to hold on a donor kit for a product I haven't even bought or seen. Hell even FFR only takes a$1000.00 deposit.......CRAZY!!!!!!

[SkiRideDrive]

I'm a bit skeptical too myself, especially considering the side of the transaction with the best ability to forecast risk and availability of donors is placing the risk of potential price fluctuation on a customer who has already submitted a deposit.

[AJW Performance]

Does this mean only those who buy your Beta donor kit will get first dibs on the 818 kit? I bought my own donor and performance parts from you. Does that count?

Tom,
our donor kit run has no relation to FFR making their 818 betas or their 818 production run, so no worries there!
How are you making out with the new goodies?

[AJW Performance]

So someone is going to give you $5000 in one months time on a kit that doesn't exist...might come to fruition in 6 moths at best. Your going to hold $50,000.00- $75,000.00 for 6 months....ARE giving the depositors their escrow money? Yup I'd be up to give a new business model $5000.00 to hold on a donor kit for a product I haven't even bought or seen. Hell even FFR only takes a$1000.00 deposit.......CRAZY!!!!!!

We actually had no real intention of releasing donor kits until the 818 was actually in production. After the open house we saw a lot of demand with people asking us if they can get a donor kit ASAP. This could not be a reality for these people if our company had to invest 50,000.00 in donors prior to the 818 hitting production and selling. The only way we could offer 818 donor kits PRIOR to the release of the FFR 818 production (for people who want to have their donor 100% ready for the minute the 818 is released by FFR) was to have people pay in full, or close to it. Working capital is prevalent for many small businesses (and it is nothing to be ashamed of IMO), so paying for a product/service up front (like you see in most business transactions in the world), then waiting to have it made by us is the only way it will work.
I even ran this by Dave at FFR, to see his view on the concept of a small production run for those who demanded it, as well as the concept of the deposit to help get the ball rolling. Not trying to step on any toes here.
I was simply offering this to help the community out for the select individuals who are looking for a donor NOW, as opposed to waiting until the 818 is out to get this going.

For the people who asked me to launch this small "pre-production" project, and the people it may interest- These customers are not concerned about "if the 818 will work" or
"it's not out yet, its going to take forever"; these people know FFR, they know it’s the next car, and they know they are building one, maybe even two. This option for a beta donor kit is great for those people who want their donor 100% ready to go, even months before the 818 shows up at their door (IMO at least).

We have been in business for 5 years now, and love working with Subaru enthusiasts and auto enthusiast alike, and are really excited about the 818. If you do not like our donor beta project, I politely request you do not bash our new exciting venture. Give us a call, or come by if you would like to meet us or learn more about who we are and what we do.

"CRAZY!!!!"... Yes, the 818 is going to be crazy, in almost every aspect; and we cant wait!

Thanks,
Andrew

[SkiRideDrive]

Thanks for the clarification.

[AJW Performance]

no problem sir

[BrandonDrums]

Crap...... Hopefully I can sell my subaru because I like this alternitaive a lot better than the on

Good for convenience but you can probably make up some good dough by parting out the donor parts you don't use. All the good stuff is being put on the 818 but body panels, interior bits etc. can add up even though it's a pain...

[Zodiac]

so what about someone who just needs evything EXCEPT the engine and tranny? some might be building or sourcing those themselves or something you know.

[AJW Performance]

Thats not a problem Zodiac

[shinn497]

Yeah I put a query about this on the website with no response. I'm wondering of the costs or if I should just source an impreza myself.

[AJW Performance]

Strange did not see it, sorry about that, feel free to shoot me an email.

[Nelff]

Honestly, most of the parts that I'm going to put on are going to be re-built, modded, street rod sourced, so having a source to go to to get the rest of the parts that I need is a very good thing for me. The major thing that I'll be looking for is a wiring harness, (including engine management) and a rebuilt/modded engine/transmission. Everything else is going to be sourced from Street Rodding manufacturers.

[AJW Performance]

Sounds good, we would be happy to help whichever direction you take. The build your own route is what we offer for people in your position, with our online store containing over 3,000 "street rod" performance products to choose from.

donor kit beta deposits are starting to trickle in, stay tuned!

[SkiRideDrive]

Sounds good, we would be happy to help whichever direction you take. The build your own route is what we offer for people in your position, with our online store containing over 3,000 "street rod" performance products to choose from.

donor kit beta deposits are starting to trickle in, stay tuned!

You might want to double check your oil cooler kit, unless you intend to sell it for $8,000. Otherwise site is looking good.

[AJW Performance]

Figured that was a good deal for that

thanks!

[ccgillett]

For what it's worth, going the sourced-donor-parts route is likely to result in a much more pleasant build experience. I bought a 65 Coupe Kit and used my Mustang racecar as the donor. Tearing down the donor, cleaning up everything, parting out the remains that we didn't need, selling off the body shell, rehabilitating weak parts, replacing broken stuff, cleaning even more, etc. absolutely sucked the life out of those of us that were originally involved. Ultimately I wound up hiring a builder to finish the car for me. If we had a nice palette of clean and properly fitting parts (either new or used) ready to go all that energy would have gone into assembly and the car would have been done a long time ago.

[AJW Performance]

Thanks for the input ccgillett, I can see where your coming from. Others who have built past kits and plan to build the 818 have said similiar statements and are planning on going donor pallet for the 818 their second time around