Surprise, Surprise, Surprise

...... upon starting on the final body prep, Josh Richardson found a whole slew of little surprises left behind by the previous shop ......... some are minor and just irritants, but one is major and causing an enormous amount of time and effort to correct :rolleyes:

the firewall seemed a little "flexible" so Josh set out to find out the reason .... first he fouund that the welding of the firewall was a little "sloppy" and would have to be re-done ............... then he found the kicker .........under the cowl, the body had a 2-1/2" lip which covered the top portion of the firewall .......... finding no reason for this piece it was removed and here is what he found ........... the firewall did not extend up to the cowl and was not even tack welded in place .......... there is a 1-1/4" gap between the top of the firewall and the cowl

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.... so besides re-welding the sides, he is going to have to fabricate an extension piece and weld it to the top of the firewall and the cowl

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......... he has also found at least a dozen places where the first shop slapped on body filler covering up cracks which need to be welded ............

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and one spot on the nose where body filler was applied to a webbed backing material rather than correcting the cracked & broken fiberglass (circled)

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............. when I spoke with Josh yesterday, he was a rather frustrated young man .......... kept mumbling something about "making chicken salad out of chicken shit" ............. however, some good things are happening also ......... the side door panels have been fabricated and sent to the upholstery shop (and the seats are being covered with leather as we speak) ........ the windshield frame and all door handles are off being re-chromed ........ and the dash is being prepped for painting

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...... and other than getting an alternator belt, the engine is complete and the rolling chassis has been covered with plastic and has been set aside awaiting the body installation

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..... and the beat goes on ....... however, these findings have been a major blow to our schedule :(

wow that first shop really did a half assed job. sorry you are having a delay but at least it will be done right this time.

To bad shops have to do such a shittie job. There"s no reason for those mistakes, just plain laziness onthe owner and employees.

Well. I guess it's better to find it now then after the paint was on.... 8-(

I guess any hack that can rent garage space can call himself a builder. :mad: We've run into our share over the years, mostly body shops that buy bondo by the 55 gallon drum.

That is one pretty engine. Love the injection and Vette valve covers. :D

Don

Did you have the work done or a previous owner. If you did, you would definitely be entitled to a partial refund especially since you have the pics to back it up.

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Is that FAKE induction? Is this a show car or driver, like the blue block.

Those old repairs look like what I would have done when I was young and green, still have a little green left, but am learning. I am getting better at tig welding holes and cracks.:) Your fixes will make everything right.:):cool:

Jack.

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..... and the beat goes on ....... however, these findings have been a major blow to our schedule :(

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Is that FAKE induction? Is this a show car or driver, like the blue block.[/QUOTE]

Yes, it's a fake ........ it is a shroud which houses a K&N filter for an Edelbrock 600 cfm carb ........... it was built by Alan Shadwick in New Zealand .......... he does beautiful work and the Thames looks great with the velocity stacks sticking through the hood

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The car is being built as a "driver" street rod ........ it will not be a "trailer queen" :cool:

It looks great! Glad they found the problem areas before you guys went to paint it! I bet your really glad to be out of the other shop!

Great build, love that engine colour and those rocker covers look sensational....

Looking great! Neat stealthy injection/ carb cover. Really neat!
Don Jr.