No the car is Lucky that it found me, any other person would not have taken it on unless your John Gong.
Anyway i think that we were upto Update #88
The car is available to be picked up from the 29th on wards.
There has been a few things happening over the last three months in the background, but just looking forward to getting the car back in my garage so i can plan the next steps to get the car finished.
until then stay tuned.
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 08:17 PM
can someone please tell me or pm the name of the smash repairs as i live in st marys and have been waiting over 8 months for a local repairer to come and have a look at my car ,but is too busy blah blah blah,have had nothing but broken promises and hoping that its not the same shop
cheers dave
cheers dave
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 08:30 PM
Regardless on who it is, if you have been waiting over 8 months for them to come and quote then move on and find someone else.can someone please tell me or pm the name of the smash repairs as i live in st marys and have been waiting over 8 months for a local repairer to come and have a look at my car ,but is too busy blah blah blah,have had nothing but broken promises and hoping that its not the same shop
cheers dave
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 09:03 PM
the problem is i was recommended to go there ,but understand in what your saying sunburst73,i was told he knows torana's and have been restoring them them for a long time ,im in no rush but just get alittle annoyed when i get phone and say i will be at 10 am and then i stay home all day waiting and no-one turns up,it hard to find panel shop's that are interested in resto work these days as there more interested in insurance work
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Posted 27 January 2013 - 09:28 PM
ethe problem is i was recommended to go there ,but understand in what your saying sunburst73,i was told he knows torana's and have been restoring them them for a long time ,im in no rush but just get alittle annoyed when i get phone and say i will be at 10 am and then i stay home all day waiting and no-one turns up,it hard to find panel shop's that are interested in resto work these days as there more interested in insurance work
Yep I here your pain and without flooding Grants build thread.It dose get very frustrating.There are alot of people that know theses cars other then panel shops.Maybe you should broaden your horizon.
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 06:01 AM
here you go dave
reply 42 page 2 of this thread
H& G smash
cheers gong
reply 42 page 2 of this thread
H& G smash
cheers gong
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 08:16 AM
the problem is i was recommended to go there ,but understand in what your saying sunburst73,i was told he knows torana's and have been restoring them them for a long time ,im in no rush but just get alittle annoyed when i get phone and say i will be at 10 am and then i stay home all day waiting and no-one turns up,it hard to find panel shop's that are interested in resto work these days as there more interested in insurance work
I f you were in South Aus..Ide look at it for u...
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Great thread.... You could feel grants excitement in every update..... Like a kid living his dream....
Hopefully the issues you have currently with the panel shop get sorted and you get a positive result and get your car back....
I had a scenario like this pan out a few years ago with a different beater..... Quoted $15k ended up with a bill for $32k... I went to the nsw dept of fair trading and lodged a complaint which went to mediation in the first instance....
The beaters defence was that additional repairs were required to a quarter panel and cowl and these could not be seen until the car was completely stripped and I gave the go ahead to repair with a verbal estimate to repair those bits to b an additional $3-4k which th beater denied.... He said I just gave the go ahead to do the additional repairs and didnt quote a Figure.... Crap.....
My argument to the mediator was that as soon as the bill reached the quoted $19k work should have stopped.... I should have been called and it should have been my decision whether or not work should continue.... This did not happen.... When questioned the beater could not give a reason why this did not happen but his defence was that I never asked for a running total..... Derr I had a quote you idiot....
Anyway long story short - we agreed for me to pay the $19k plus an additional labour only cost of $4k After DFT mediator reviewed the beaters Job card..... The beater was crying (not literally) that he was losing money on this job.... Pffft
To say I learnt a lesson is an understatement....
Grant I hope you get a result you can live with
Cheers Al
Hopefully the issues you have currently with the panel shop get sorted and you get a positive result and get your car back....
I had a scenario like this pan out a few years ago with a different beater..... Quoted $15k ended up with a bill for $32k... I went to the nsw dept of fair trading and lodged a complaint which went to mediation in the first instance....
The beaters defence was that additional repairs were required to a quarter panel and cowl and these could not be seen until the car was completely stripped and I gave the go ahead to repair with a verbal estimate to repair those bits to b an additional $3-4k which th beater denied.... He said I just gave the go ahead to do the additional repairs and didnt quote a Figure.... Crap.....
My argument to the mediator was that as soon as the bill reached the quoted $19k work should have stopped.... I should have been called and it should have been my decision whether or not work should continue.... This did not happen.... When questioned the beater could not give a reason why this did not happen but his defence was that I never asked for a running total..... Derr I had a quote you idiot....
Anyway long story short - we agreed for me to pay the $19k plus an additional labour only cost of $4k After DFT mediator reviewed the beaters Job card..... The beater was crying (not literally) that he was losing money on this job.... Pffft
To say I learnt a lesson is an understatement....
Grant I hope you get a result you can live with
Cheers Al
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 11:31 AM
can someone please tell me or pm the name of the smash repairs as i live in st marys and have been waiting over 8 months for a local repairer to come and have a look at my car ,but is too busy blah blah blah,have had nothing but broken promises and hoping that its not the same shop
cheers dave
Dave,
I know someone who can do the rust repairs in your area and work on it in his backyard. give me a call.
very good rates
he is booked up for 6 weeks as it stands.
but can recommend him.
PM my number to you
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 12:53 PM
update # 89 - Set up the Ice ignition, coil and booster
Just hope that there is not too much vibration, if so will have to put another "pin" or bolt through the bracket.
sort of worked really well, it's just a " post shoe bracket " for a 90x90 post
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Just hope that there is not too much vibration, if so will have to put another "pin" or bolt through the bracket.
sort of worked really well, it's just a " post shoe bracket " for a 90x90 post
1 more mill
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 03:15 PM
Hi Grant,
The motor is getting there,you fitting the parts back on it.
Regards John.
The motor is getting there,you fitting the parts back on it.
Regards John.
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Posted 28 January 2013 - 06:51 PM
here you go dave
reply 42 page 2 of this thread
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cheers gong
thank you lona ck
i have been in contact with a repairer and everything is sorted
dave
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Posted 29 January 2013 - 12:13 AM
Hi Orchid 73,
Im glad that you have found some one decent to do the repairs on your car,i hope that you don't get stuffed around.
Regards John.
Im glad that you have found some one decent to do the repairs on your car,i hope that you don't get stuffed around.
Regards John.
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Posted 30 January 2013 - 12:35 AM
Not that i work in a panel shop anymore, but not every shop is shonky or produces "shit" work honestly i've seen it to & had many many many f#$king tossers telling it should be cheaper now mate i knocked most of the dent out for you allready with my "f.b.h." & you feel like saying for which i should knock you out "f#@kwit" !!! or some young boily's telling me "mate any 1 can weld panel steel" how about we start a post on dodgy builders, chipy's plumbers ect & work out some of there bullshit prices for shit work hidden by liquid nails & the cheapest "acitic cure" silicone ???? No really guys we couldn't find enough room on this site just saying good & bad anywhere "do as much research as posible" Grant i like looking @ photos of this beast & cant wait to see it painted that colour mate, would like t see a few more original gtr looking items though rocker cover oxide gearbox but that's only what i'd do looking shit hot mate good work Gary
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Hi Grant,
Is lucky back home now in the garage mate.
Regards John.
Is lucky back home now in the garage mate.
Regards John.
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Grant i like looking @ photos of this beast & cant wait to see it painted that colour mate, would like t see a few more original gtr looking items though rocker cover oxide gearbox but that's only what i'd do looking shit hot mate good work Gary
thanks Garry i cannot wait to see it either. I had to read your post a few times, it was pretty funny - u sure you don't work at a panel shop still?
Hi Grant,
Is lucky back home now in the garage mate.
Regards John.
yep John it's home under the garage.
spent the weekend building a hand winch and also cleaned out the rear of the car.
I had to re dress up a lot of the bare metal spot welds in side the car.
seam sealed inside the car where new parts were installed.
I also have secured a top notch painter to finish off the car.
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I thought after all this it had been painted. Wow...
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Posted 04 February 2013 - 08:50 PM
Grant wtf has that panel beater been doing besides frOck all on your car
they make me angry the scumbags
they make me angry the scumbags
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Grant wtf has that panel beater been doing besides frOck all on your car
they make me angry the scumbags
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Posted 04 February 2013 - 11:28 PM
Grant wtf has that panel beater been doing besides frOck all on your car
they make me angry the scumbags
Storage apparently....
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yep John it's home under the garage.
Oh no.....it can't be that bad that you had to bury it....
but seriously, I'm pleased you've got your pride & joy back home to finish it off the way it's meant to be
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at leased the new painter will make it look like a car again, this thing would have to already owe you 60k, it will be a nice car finished
good luck now grant,,,
cheers gong
good luck now grant,,,
cheers gong
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Posted 05 February 2013 - 07:21 PM
Hi grant
how did you go with weather on the way home
as what Pauline Hanson would say please
explain
how did you go with weather on the way home
as what Pauline Hanson would say please
explain
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Posted 05 February 2013 - 09:26 PM
Hi Grant no sorry mate i'm actually
working in a job now that earns ok money
sorry if you pm me your mobile # i'll
text you some sealer photos from a
friends car or if you have any questions
just let me know. Yeah i don't like to
mess words or talk shit nor do i like to
hear it. Hopefully your car is going to
go really smoothly from now on mate
everyone has set backs now & then keep
us updated, i'll keep an eye on your
thread, Gary.
working in a job now that earns ok money
sorry if you pm me your mobile # i'll
text you some sealer photos from a
friends car or if you have any questions
just let me know. Yeah i don't like to
mess words or talk shit nor do i like to
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go really smoothly from now on mate
everyone has set backs now & then keep
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Posted 05 February 2013 - 09:30 PM
Oops that's seam sealer photos if you want
them anyway mate there pretty good &
clear, Gary.
them anyway mate there pretty good &
clear, Gary.
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