no misunderstanding, your's was an obvious case of not being able to do the job correctly, and not wanting to admit it...
My only point was that no shop is perfect, at least none I've ever been involved with or even visited.... I just didn't want to see your misfortune turn into a condemnation of all the hardworking individuals with small shops who do their absolute best when building a car or doing body work on an old Hot Rod.
IMO, Coyote you should get the "Ouststanding Patience of the Decade Award" with all the grief you've been through on your car. I merely wanted to show the other side a bit. Can't tell you how many of the reverse I've been in with the "I've got all the money to do it" crowd, then after 6 months to a year of building the car for a customer, investing thousands of my own dollars and hundreds of hours and have the customer never even come by again cuz he's out of money and instantly the shop becomes the bad guy cuz they overcharge, too slow, or the usual bunch of bs that the wanna-be's come up with.... Right now, in storage that I pay for every month, I have 6 different half done projects that I've accumulated over the years that I will never be able to get my money out of---and of course, all these owners tell anyone who will listen that I'm the bad guy.... I could take a couple years off just with what I have right now in accounts recievable---the majority of which are 5 or more years old... I finally learned to quit feeling sorry for people and spending my money on their car....
I know all the grief you've been through on yours, Coyote!!!! I'd give anything to have a half dozen customers as understanding as you are, I'd close my doors to the general public!!!! I'm fortunate enough now to have enough repeat customers that I don't have to take on any new ones unless I'm 100% certain they KNOW what the cost is going to be, realize the price goes up everytime they change their mind, and realize that a quality product takes time!!!!!! -----and for being that way, I'm probably one of the biggest ***holes around, just ask anybody!!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL: