I recently acquired a Data East Star Wars and the center SS ramp was broken on both sides and missing a chunk out of the right. Since these are made of unobtainium, I had one made and have the ability to have these mass-produced.

The replacement is made of 16 gauge SS and is stronger than the factory 18 gauge. I'm also thinking of having the flaps made in SS as well.

I'm gauging interest to see how many people would seriously commit in an effort to get the cost down. I need a minimum of 10+ people to make it worthwhile.

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_{Post edited by Tekman: Enough demand to sell units}

I'm shooting for $135 + shipping tops with blued steel flaps installed. Not a lot of wiggle room with small quantities. The more people that commit the cheaper the price from there. I'm only looking to make enough to pay for the first proto ramp and my gas to and from the metal fabricators and the post office + boxes. I would need to sell 14+ unit to break even.

It has only been one day and see more than enough demand to do a small run. I'm going to call the fabricators on Monday and get a run of 15 made and nail down the pricing.

PM me to be put on the official list. Existing people who already have shown interest above this post get priority, but still have to PM me to verify commitment. Limit one unit per person for now. I'll continue to take names in order after the list is full for the possibility for a second run.

I ordered 10 units today for the first round to see how the whole experience goes. I forgot about tax to my order and the flaps were more than I expected. The exact price is $145 per unit + shipping. This doesn't get me to my goal of paying for my original prototype ramp, but it gets me close.

They said it will take 2 to 3 weeks to complete the order.

PM me ASAP if you want one, the first round list is filling up!

Please send me a PM.

Only people who send me an official PM stating they want one will be put on the list. I use it for record keeping and helps confirm who's seriously making a commitment.

Not sure why only 10 units aren't selling out in a hurry. I'm glad I only ordered 10 units for now.

Only two spots left on the list! All others will be put on a secondary list in order. If demand is high enough, I'll have another run made.

Yes.

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I'm using factory flaps and standard factory equivalent rivets with the exact same size head. Placement is exact to factory ramps. My machine is now completely torn down for restoration and don't have an installed pic to offer right now.

FIRST RUN LIST IS NOW FULL.

I have one person on the fence which might free up one more ramp on Sunday.

All new requests will be put on a new list for a possible second run if demand is high enough.

The ramps are back from the fabricators and I installed the flaps last night. I'll be reaching out to people who committed with payment instructions soon. Need to narrow down shipping options/cost.

Note the additional tab welds at the entrance for extra protection.

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Ramps are boxed and ready to ship!

I sent PMs to everyone on the primary list with instructions.

I'll reach out to people on the secondary list if anyone drops from the primary list.

Thanks.

Close-up pic to share. They came out great.

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Thanks, glad you like it.

I have 2 more available.

I had to increase the price by $10 bucks. Now $155 + $10.50 shipping to lower 48 states.

PM me ASAP, I'm not sure I'll do a second run.

Thanks.

Awesome! You're very welcome. Enjoy!

I'm now sold out.

I'm looking into having 5 more ramps made. When I get more details, I'll pass it along.

I now have only 3 ramps available for the next run. PM me ASAP if you want in!

My metal fabricators said their waterjet cutter has been down. Not sure when the new batch will be ready yet.

**BAD NEWS**

My fabricator will not be making anymore ramps. It's been 11 weeks and still nothing. They haven't returned my calls in over 2 weeks. I finally drove there and confronted them this morning and confirmed it will not be happening. The other alternative is to find a reliable fabricator, but I don't want to start all over. Sorry, I will not be able to have anymore ramps made.