Parts backlog

[bomelia]

Has anybody else experienced this? I have had heads on order from Summit for over a year (Edelbrock, 428). I finally canceled this. Its just so frustrating. Nothing out there.

[1985 CCX]

At work yes
At home yes
Huh, seems like fuel is up too.

[Sargie]

I’m in commercial construction. Almost everything we use takes 2-3 (what was 6 weeks now 12-18 weeks) times longer to get. Overall commercial building cost is up north of 25%. Pricing for copper & steel up 100% lumber 210%. All this started January 21’. Haven’t figured out what changed in early 21’ that could have caused this …

[Ricky Bobby]

I have an engine on order sinc3 September and they had to switch to In house heads since they couldn't get a ship date from dart. Still waiting on a crank.

Not an issue since my kit is delayed 2 months from ordinal completion date.

[CompClassics]

I had a similar problem with an order, ordered a crate engine last February after confirming it was in stock. About a month later I called Summit and was told it would ship in 2 weeks, 2 weeks came and went. Called and I was told that it was an oversight by the manufacturer and I wouldn’t get the engine until September. I was then called by management and told I may not see the engine until February (last month). Summit and I worked out the purchase of a Ford Racing crate engine instead.

[joyridin']

Originally Posted by Sargie

I’m in commercial construction. Almost everything we use takes 2-3 (what was 6 weeks now 12-18 weeks) times longer to get. Overall commercial building cost is up north of 25%. Pricing for copper & steel up 100% lumber 210%. All this started January 21’. Haven’t figured out what changed in early 21’ that could have caused this …

If you think it just started in early '21, you were probably not paying a lot of attention to the years before that. I visit hundreds of machine shops and they have been complaining for close to 10 years now they can't find any help. Giving away all that free money in 20 and 21 didn't help at all.

[DanEC]

I’m mostly working on a 66 Satellite lately and seems like at least 15 - 20% of what I order is put on backorder - nothing as long as a year but one item for 9 months.

[Sargie]

Originally Posted by joyridin'

If you think it just started in early '21, you were probably not paying a lot of attention to the years before that. I visit hundreds of machine shops and they have been complaining for close to 10 years now they can't find any help. Giving away all that free money in 20 and 21 didn't help at all.

Great point. All types of skilled labor availability has been on the decline for many years. Add all of the stay home free money and it’s a recipe for our current situation. I’ve been involved at a local level talking to middle school kids getting ready for high school. We introduce them to trade / tech schools where they get at traditional core education with a skilled trade. The number kids going the way of tech school is small (1% in my town) with most being encouraged to get a college education rather than a skilled trade. In The last 2 years a few of our state community colleges started to offer 2 year associate degrees in a trade. These programs focus on high tech manufacturing. It will take time for programs like this to affect long term change.