Thread: Roadster vs 4x4 on fwy

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I believe IBUILDM is right. It is the rod shop rather TCI that installed those shock mounts.

Car goes to SoCal tomorrow morning.
Insurance Co will send the appraiser there so they can look at it on a lift the middle of next week. Ryan @ SoCal wants a couple of days to look the car over 1st.

Originally Posted by Steves32

Car goes to SoCal tomorrow morning.
SoCal wants a couple of days to look the car over 1st.

Mine has been to So-Cal ... @ the open house party during the LA Roadsters weekend. But ... I drove it there and drove it away ... NO DAMAGE

Your car should be be good hands ... hope you get it back by Father's Day ...

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Well- car is sitting in SoCal's shop now.
Ryan only had a little over an hour to spend w/ me because of a photoshoot today but that was ok.
They made me feel very condident in their ability to fix my roadster.

I told Ryan I always dreamed of SoCal building me a traditional roadster- but not like this! Got a good laugh out of their crew.
I told Ryan I wanted the car back for the LA Roadster Show. Said it shouldn't be a problem.

They approved the estimate amount yesterday & faxed me & Ryan the paperwork. I should have a check by end of next week.
Ryan has the green light & starts on my car Monday!!!!

Just an update.
Frame is done- threaded pieces go all the way through the frame & are welded on both sides now. One is visible rearward of the front crossmember, the other one is accessible from under the car in the crossmember. They replaced a foot long section of frame side wall where it was torn. Cause of the thin metal was grinding. They cut it back until they hit good metal.
Grundy has been great! Issued the check to me, I got a cashier's check to SoCal. Paid every dime of estimate so far. Only extra we found is a crack on top of radiator near the rod support bracket. We'll have to send it out for repair & pressure test & then paint. When we have a price- he will contact Grundy for the extra.
Looked at the car last Wednesday- doing final fit on 4 pc hood, grille shell & alignment. Car went to paint last Friday. They have a few weeks of prep to get it all ready to squirt.
Have the Dales insert, new tires & now need to go by there & pick up the windshield. It's all off the car so they can paint the cowl. Perfect time to replace the pitted glass.

Glad to hear that everything is going well with the car repair. Sounds like they really know what they are doing.

Originally Posted by Steves32

Just an update.
Frame is done- threaded pieces go all the way through the frame & are welded on both sides now. One is visible rearward of the front crossmember, the other one is accessible from under the car in the crossmember. They replaced a foot long section of frame side wall where it was torn. Cause of the thin metal was grinding. They cut it back until they hit good metal.
Grundy has been great! Issued the check to me, I got a cashier's check to SoCal. Paid every dime of estimate so far. Only extra we found is a crack on top of radiator near the rod support bracket. We'll have to send it out for repair & pressure test & then paint. When we have a price- he will contact Grundy for the extra.
Looked at the car last Wednesday- doing final fit on 4 pc hood, grille shell & alignment. Car went to paint last Friday. They have a few weeks of prep to get it all ready to squirt.
Have the Dales insert, new tires & now need to go by there & pick up the windshield. It's all off the car so they can paint the cowl. Perfect time to replace the pitted glass.

It sounds like you have been able to make the best of a bad situation. Grundy's sounds like someone that I need to contact soon about some insurance for my car. I was about to start a thread here concerning insurance vendors as I had used Sneed previously, but just trying to get their attention was sometimes painful (and s-l-o-w), regardless of their usual NSRA show presence.

Get some photos here if possible

Yup, think I'm gonna switch mine, too!

I have no comparisons as this is my 1st claim on Grundy. I had haggerty for years but they didn't like 10 second ProStreet show cars, so I went with Grundy. They have been wonderful through the whole process.

I only have a few pics as my camera recently died. I'll try & post some when I get time.