Been there, done that. I usually just show up with my trailer unannounced so they don't have a chance to "lose" any of my stuff or to not be there when I come. I've done that even to "friends" who I thought I could count on. Business is business.......period.

You are right, the work looks great, but it is intolerable for them to take that much time to get that far. What they are doing is putting you on the back burner and doing other work that gets them immediate money.....even if those jobs came in long after yours did. Pull the plug......pay them for what they did to date and find a shop that won't sleep at the switch.

The other fear is that if they are that lax you might show up one day to find they are out of business and your stuff is either gone or locked up in some bankruptcy or other legal mess. If they are that poor at the business end those are real possiblilities, especially in today's financial world.

Don