What did you get for $6000!!!!!?!!!! I had my tub done at a Restoration shop.
It was
expensive, but they did a good job. You have to do your homework when you are
picking
any kind of a shop to work on these cars.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Bill Mantz wrote:
> 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 now.
> I have attached a pic of the boot
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Chris Kotting
> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 9:25 PM
> To: Bill Mantz
> Cc: Spridgets
> Subject: Re: Restoration shops - no LBC
>
> Okay, Bill. So tell us what happened (leaving names out if you're
> concerned about litigation). I'm sure some of the newbies will be
> wondering why...
>
> Chris
>
> Bill Mantz wrote:
> >
> > I will never, ever, ever, never take a Sprite to a restoration shop
> again!!!
>
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>Boot.JPG]
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