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**Matt@BOS** · #1 09-22-2012, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Flash68

I found out this week that Rob does own TWO Corvettes.

Sorry Rob.

Rob owns TWO Corvettes? There is no way he would go that way. I refuse to believe it. In our community that is the equivalent of the Larry Craig political scandal. Let me guess he only bought one of the 'Vettes because it has a "wide stance?"

Matt

**Flash68** · #2 09-22-2012, 10:19 AM

Yeah I fear that will be the last secret Rob confides in me with.

**GregWeld** · #3 09-22-2012, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Flash68

Yeah I fear that will be the last secret Rob confides in me with.

OMG! really! <squealing like a valley girl>... that must set a world record..... for ....miniatures.

**Matt@BOS** · #4 10-23-2012, 10:31 PM

I'm going to bring this back up to post a rant. NEVER, ever do any work with Turn Key engines, ever. Today I went to get my PRC radiator flushed. When I heard back from the service shop they told me it had a small leak. Ok, no big deal, however they noticed that the cores had expanded. Hmm, couple that info with the fact that they blew my radiator cap, and I'm starting to see what happened. So basically, while under Turnkey's care to get dyno tuned they also destroyed my radiator in addition to ruining my engine, which they built for Rupp, and "freshened up" for him after about a thousand miles when it was pulled. They were the only shop to work on that engine. Never once did they offer to refund my dyno time. I would never ask them to eat the cost of an engine, even if they supposedly checked it out, but come on, when something breaks that badly under your care, you should do something about it. When they offered to help with my new build/rebuild I asked about a set of LS7 heads. They were going to charge me 2500 for a set of used ones coming off a customers car. For that money I could have bought the new LSX ones that the customer was swapping to. Really? Don't even get me started on another BOS customer's El Camino with a Turnkey engine.

So, for everyone out there building a car, and trying to save a little money along the way, don't. Save for what you want, or just bite the bullet and spend the money, because fixing things later costs twice as much, and takes twice as long.

**Swain** · #5 10-23-2012, 10:55 PM

Never liked that place...

**FETorino** · #6 10-23-2012, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt.A

I'm going to bring this back up to post a rant. NEVER, ever do any work with Turn Key engines, ever.
So, for everyone out there building a car, and trying to save a little money along the way, don't. Save for what you want, or just bite the bullet and spend the money, because fixing things later costs twice as much, and takes twice as long.

It really sucks to hear your engine dilemma is ending up even worse. The thread on "how to get a deal on parts" spells it out just like you say. A deal is when your vendor stands behind the stuff they sell. When things sound to good to be true they usually aren't.

randy · #7 10-24-2012, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt.A

So, for everyone out there building a car, and trying to save a little money along the way, don't. Save for what you want, or just bite the bullet and spend the money, because fixing things later costs twice as much, and takes twice as long.

this shouldnt be taken lightly. Do it right do it light. Alot of people build their car to only have to rebuild it. Most of the time they end up running out of money and selling the car only to lose the reason why they started building the car to begin with.

plus this was the excuse i gave my wife to let me mini tub, dse subframe, rear quadralink and to purchase my forgelines. lol.

" honey would you rather me spend $1000 now and another $3800 later on rims or just spend the $3800 now?"

if that doesnt work i always use the

" honey im spending the money i had before i met you not our money " lol

**Flash68** · #8 10-24-2012, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt.A

And Dave, I might just have to get you one of those jackets.
Matt

Where's my jacket?

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Originally Posted by randy

this shouldnt be taken lightly. Do it right do it light. Alot of people build their car to only have to rebuild it. Most of the time they end up running out of money and selling the car only to lose the reason why they started building the car to begin with.

plus this was the excuse i gave my wife to let me mini tub, dse subframe, rear quadralink and to purchase my forgelines. lol.

" honey would you rather me spend $1000 now and another $3800 later on rims or just spend the $3800 now?"

if that doesnt work i always use the

" honey im spending the money i had before i met you not our money " lol

I've been using the "but honey I sold other car parts to pay for these new car parts"

**Rybar** · #9 10-24-2012, 11:29 AM

Sorry to hear Matt, another buddy of mine from this forum is having an issue with thier tune on his Turn-key crate motor.

**Matt@BOS** · #10 10-24-2012, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Flash68

Where's my jacket?

I've been using the "but honey I sold other car parts to pay for these new car parts"

I can't believe you have been able to pull that one off. I figured it would have been caught by the innate inner Asian accounting gene. I got that gene (well part of it) from my mom and every now and then I am horrified by these cars.