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Originally Posted by Musclerodz
Finsihing and debugging is everything to me. I am not driving my convertible right now due to some minor issues I have not had time to check out and driving me crazy since we are in prime show season. It can take weeks to get one right, but your caveman highboy should have been simple and straight foward. Sucks to here that Greg, but I am sure you have already got it figured out. .
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MIKE ---
YOUR point is the one I've made repeatedly to STEVE.... "DUDE!" this is the simplest f'n car in the whole wide world to build! It has no power steering - no power brakes - it's a stick - it has no A/C - it has no windows - it has no top! - it has a motor - a body - minimal wiring - one electric fan - a radiator. So I ask you.... (rhetorical question).... can't a shop like this build a BASIC car? I know I can! My Nomad has every conceivable electrical device on the planet (thanks AL). It has A/C = big azz multi amp multi speaker stereo - remote door looks - power everything - automatic overdrive tranny... Trick chassis... I'd drive it ANYWHERE and HAVE for like YEARS....
I actually hesitated to post up my 'issues' -- because I don't want to cast a pall on the other very fine - very talented professional shops on here... well... that... and the fact that it's just plain embarrassing for me personally. But I also think that these things should be aired out so that others might avoid the same problems. And maybe others will raise their game and thereby avoiding not have this light shined their way...
DETAILS -- DETAILS -- DETAILS.... in the end -- all the fancy paint and chrome and doodads don't mean sh*t when you fail the details because that is what will be remembered the most.
If a shop sells something - takes the money - then they've got to ship on time when they say they will.....
BTW -- I recently bought some stuff from YOU and it arrived SUPER FAST -- was the right stuff - and I can't thank you enough for that! We all witnessed what happens when you don't. It's sad - but it's the RIGHT THING to do. Ditto if a shop - any shop - can't perform... and puts out a shoddy product or does poor work.
If a shop wants to make it in this industry - and they want to charge top dollar - and they want a reputation.... well then... they have to deliver or suffer the inevitable fate. The death of a 1000 cuts. Dude... my knife is open and I know how to use it.
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