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Re: Restoration shops - no LBC

To: "Bill Mantz" <bmantz@roanoke.infi.net>, "Chris Kotting" <ckotting@core.com>
Subject: Re: Restoration shops - no LBC
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 01:11:47 -0500
Cc: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <JHEKLDGOANADCHCGHLFIGEKKCPAA.bmantz@roanoke.infi.net>
ouch!  that's all ya got fer 6G's?  wow what black hole was
that...geographically speaking?    you need to do your homework.  me thinks
you can be as angry as you choose but somewhere a quality decision was
overlooked.   there are lots of places to have anything from partial work to
whole cars done.   but the most importaint part of the decision making
process is homework.   asking at local car shows, the local directory, and
local body shops who do not do restoration work (they have favorite places
to send that kind of work to as they work flat rate and can not make the
fast money doing resto stuff).   there will always be one person who may be
displeased with what was done at any establishment.  this is why many must
be polled as to where they had specific work done and ask why!  was it too
rusty?  was it a task the owner could not do or was not willing to
undertake?  or in some cases the owner chose the shop due to that shop
specialising in that type of car or specialty field of work that was done?
these are just a few...there are tons more!   i sympathise with you whole
heartedly!  my first car i ever owned ended up at a body shop that
financially drained me just to do an enamel paint job!(after i did most of
the work)  that started me on a long journey into show cars and judging show
cars to understand the how's and wherefore's of obtaining a nice car as an
end result.  another thing you may look into.....a local club where you can
seek assistance from people who have gone that route before you.   advice is
free but materials cost money.  btw, research is annoying as it seemingly
slows down instant gratification we all in one form or another have grown
acustomed to in this day and age.........but it can drastically reduce the
mistakes that inhibit progress in the future and those mistakes do cost
money and time.  ok enough of that!  back to wacky old chuck....  :)

chuck.
just some random ramblings from personal experiences.....from the world's
largest sprite driver.   ...c.  :)
----- Original Message -----
From "Bill Mantz" <bmantz at roanoke.infi.net>
To: "Chris Kotting" <ckotting@core.com>
Cc: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 11:24 PM
Subject: RE: Restoration shops - no LBC


> I delivered the shell stripped of paint. One year and three months later I
> retrieved it - with a hole in the boot and (-$6000) because it was still
no
> where close to shooting paint. At this point, to make the shell
reasonable,
> I will probably have to replace the entire boot.  A new trunk floor was
> purchased, but the existing one was cut in half to save from welding the
> whole trunk floor in. The lower part of the boot was "repaired" by welding
> in several pieces of scrap (it still missing about a 2 inch square
> piece.Plenty more to be said, but that is probably enough. I've done some
> welding in the past, so I might as well give it a try - nothing to lose



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