How is your "Project" going?

[Scotch]

I have never successfully broken out of paint jail.

I've dealt with 5 (FIVE) different body shops on three separate projects, and I ended up with the same thing from all of them.

A- an unfinished car, stripped of paint, with bodywork started and not completed

B- Missing parts. LOTS of missing parts. Of course, they're the hardest parts to find, too...not like stuff you can overnite from Jeg's or anything

C- Broken parts. Once I found them, they were useless.

D- Enemies. Well, maybe that's a bit strong, but whatever friendship I may have enjoyed with the jokers in question prior to the bodyshop hellrides was sacrficed when I pulled my stuff out.

E- Debt. I tried many combinations of remittance to get things accomplished. I traded work, cash up front, parts, made regular payments, etc. and still got nowhere close to where I wanted to be. I ended up losing my ass on one of the cars in question (actually a '55 Chevy truck), but I still have the 2 other stillborn projects in my posession and I'm committed to doing whatever I must to complete them.

So, either I'm not the guy to ask, or I'm the best guy to ask. GET IT IN WRITING and make sure you don't get screwed. Get any rare or expensive parts out of there and reinstall them yourself if possible. Don't trade out favors- cash only, business only. No buddy deals.

SP~!