car went into the body shop today!!
08-26-09, 03:05 PM
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Wow, and I thought the 3 months it took for me to get my 88 Chevy Celebrity painted was bad, this is ridiculous. On the plus side once it is all done and rolling you'll only have to drive it for a few minutes before you fall right back in love with her. Good luck, and I hope she's finished soon.
08-26-09, 03:18 PM
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BTW, I'm currently naval jellying your old air duct; it'll likely be in the car before Sevenstock. Took a lot of cussing and sweating to get the heat exchanger and the lower air pipe off (very rusted in place; even an impact wrench wouldn't budge the heatex nuts!) but the duct itself appears to be in fine functional shape, just rust-stained like crazy on the outside & in need of serious gasket abrading.
08-26-09, 03:19 PM
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Wow, and I thought the 3 months it took for me to get my 88 Chevy Celebrity painted was bad, this is ridiculous. On the plus side once it is all done and rolling you'll only have to drive it for a few minutes before you fall right back in love with her. Good luck, and I hope she's finished soon.
08-26-09, 04:02 PM
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On the positive side, I am still enjoying my "project cheap autocross"
08-28-09, 07:43 PM
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Why would you think that?? It’s not like they where keeping the car doing quality work, they were giving him the run around. He did get it back and had to put it back in because they didn’t fix the rust on it. This does NOT sound like a reputable shop, the paint job should be decent but any shop that would do this to a customer I would doubt if they put out quality work.
08-28-09, 11:22 PM
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Its so sad. You have had your car for nearly a year and haven't even gotten to post about all your mechanical problems. That is what makes most of us angry, then happy to get it fixed, then angry when something else goes wrong.
08-28-09, 11:28 PM
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Why would you think that?? It’s not like they where keeping the car doing quality work, they were giving him the run around. He did get it back and had to put it back in because they didn’t fix the rust on it. This does NOT sound like a reputable shop, the paint job should be decent but any shop that would do this to a customer I would doubt if they put out quality work.
Told him he should be ashame of himself and that I know a lot of people and they feel as if I am a fool for dealing with him, and feel that he is royally giving me an **** *******.
All he could do is sit there and take it!!! I told him I don't even want the ******* car anymore.....folks seriously I hope that changes, but as noted before....NO, this will NOT be full quality work...It is looking OK, but for 11 months...give me a break.....
At best it will be a compromise....... I have been so duped and anyone who knows me, I don't get duped!!
I will live and learn...
08-28-09, 11:34 PM
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at least my "project cheap autocrosser" has been keeping me happy!!!
pictures for you guys who have not seen her.... I did body work for 2 days straight and then took her to Maaco for a $250 paint job. Overall, my 2 day paint job is about 90% as good as the one that is taking over 11 months!
09-04-09, 08:51 PM
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Car is finally out of the body shop....got her back yesterday...
Now that it is out, I am starting another thread about the ongoing saga I am and have been going through...A new chapter to this ongoing project..
If you have been following this thread....follow my new thread "finally out"
Now that it is out, I am starting another thread about the ongoing saga I am and have been going through...A new chapter to this ongoing project..
If you have been following this thread....follow my new thread "finally out"
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