Journal: Skye's Mgb Saga
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Hmmmm
Created on 2004-02-09 00:00:00
Now its Feb 9 and as far as I know, no progress. I say as far as I know, becuase no calls from the bodywork guy and he has his answering machine turned off. Considering he's had the car since June 1, 2002 (20 months) and its still not even close to painted, I think this is getting a bit ridiculous. I've changed the front page picture back to a picture I took on a nice summer drive shortly after I got the car, to lift my spirits!
Update: Went down to the shop last night and had an amicable chat with the bodyman. He needs to resolve some issues (possibly losing his lease on his shop) this Saturday, so either I get a signed contract listing deliverables and dates by Monday, or I will put the suspension back on the car and tow it away next week. I'm reasonably certain I could finish the work myself in a month or two, if it comes to that.
Update 2: Have a signed contract now, and the B is back in the rotisserie as of yesterday. Will the bodywork be done by May 1st as promised? Guess we'll see!
Update 3: Not done yet. What a suprise.
Update: Went down to the shop last night and had an amicable chat with the bodyman. He needs to resolve some issues (possibly losing his lease on his shop) this Saturday, so either I get a signed contract listing deliverables and dates by Monday, or I will put the suspension back on the car and tow it away next week. I'm reasonably certain I could finish the work myself in a month or two, if it comes to that.
Update 2: Have a signed contract now, and the B is back in the rotisserie as of yesterday. Will the bodywork be done by May 1st as promised? Guess we'll see!
Update 3: Not done yet. What a suprise.
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Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| More setbacks | 2003-08-01 | The new estimate from the body guy is the car will be finished and painted by Jan 1. I should have my rally car and street car finished by then, so I should be able to put it tog... | ||
| Back on track | 2003-04-03 | Floors are welded back in, and so is the new trunk floor. Right now the trumpet sections under the front fenders are being reworked. The pace is starting to pick back up, I'll g... | ||
| No news.. | 2003-02-27 | Not a lot of progress to report I'm afraid. I'm not one to sit idle though, so while I've been waiting for the MGB bodywork and paint to be finished, I've been working hard on [u... | ||
| Back from the Sandblaster | 2002-12-15 | 10 | No regrets! That's become the philosphy of this restoration. Since Joe has access to some great donor shells, we're leaving no "while we're at it" left undone. The end result w... | |
| Gauge Renovation | 2002-10-20 | 2 | Not much else to do, so I'm starting work on the dash. The only gauge I hadn't renovated was the dual coolant temperature & oil pressure gauge because you have to disconnect ... | |
| Autumn Cleaning | 2002-09-24 | I'm cleaning the cobwebs out of all the corners of this web site, and converting all the pages to my new snazzy format. The end results is, I'm getting rid of a lot of bad links,... | ||
| Halfway Point!! | 2002-09-03 | 5 | Spent Labour Day finishing up the teardown, disconnected the steering column, then removed the whole front and rear suspensions from the tub and hit them with a pressure washer to... | |
| Update V | 2002-07-28 | Just got off the phone with my engine rebuilder. The engine is apart now and down at the machine shop, how exciting! No cylinder gouges. It has never been overbored, amazing. ... | ||
| Update IV | 2002-07-13 | 10 | This is my third trip down to the shop of Joe Aros' "VIP Auto Restorations" to finish the teardown, and now the car really is a rolling shell. I got a new digital camera, so the ... | |
| Update III | 2002-06-01 | 1 | Got up early today and finished off the last few things, removed the remaining rear wiring harness, the driveshaft (always a greasy job), speedo cable, starter and O/D wiring. Fi... |
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