you goin to mold the trim strips on the doors?

Cheers for the responses -

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your gonna have to get a new exhuast, the current one looks like it's off a matchbox car now with the bodywork.

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Whaddya mean?!! [88] I reckon a twin-cannon set up would be sweet though nothing will happen there until the V6 turbo is in..

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why spring/shock combo after all this extensive body work i would hav got some coilovers for flexibility on ride height

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On recommendation from the V6 engine builder/mechanic - the shocks were in good nick, and what with the clearances for the wheels, big brakes and everything looking good as is, he recommended the shock/spring combo. It was cheap enough and can always change later on..

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seems like another widebody is taking shape nearby too....

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Where at? Keen to see any pics...

Also..

The car next to me is a CRX or a Civic - not entirely sure, but will have a look tomorrow morning;

the door trims and lines down the full length of thecar will be cut in in the next week - am retaining the lines from rear quarters to front bumper, cut in like so:



The lines will be pretty sharp as shown, and continue round to the dark/smoked indicators in the front bumper

Darius - at werk but have a few comments to write regards your post.. not sure of the legalities of any comments I may have to make in the public realm either..

No mate - no need for apologies - I think you may have misunderstood me; I agree totally with your points!

It seems the firm I've encountered are essentially good at what they do, but aren't so good at customer communication regarding estimations of price/time taken, and how the works people ask for WILL affect the bottom line price of the work. In the case of the cutomers not paying and leaving their cars there (hence killing their business' cashflow) it seems they have not properly communicated these price "changes" to some of their customers, which has left the customer foul, and the bodyshop company fooked in terms of cashflow.

Contracts would help a lot - I insisted upon one at the beginning of the works but was assured this was not necessary. Obviously in the long run this only favours them if one is intent on paying, and favours no-one in thecases where the stalemate now exists; No money, no car return; No car return, no cash flow. A mexican standoff if ever there was one!

In my case, my body kit was made of the most shockingly poor materials - it makes me laugh now that the guy I bought it off tried to sell me it as a genuine Jap import kit for $10k!! (I paid $1300) - so the poor kit materials have meant lots of strengthening work and wot-not. I have also had a lot of custom work done, though allegedly this is not what tales the time. In recent months they have taken to trackking the hours spent, though who is regulating the time keepers?!! Again, this only favours the business (from a customer's perspective), and again only if the customer is intent on paying.

Ah mate, to be honest it's got on my nerves the last few weeks/months as I repeatedly asked for estimates at completion, but at the end of the day once you begin this journey, you're in it for the duration. The last thing I want is to prickle my pride and take a 90% completed car away, so reluctantly I will pay the "ransom". After all it is ,my project, and for right or wrong I am responsible for what happens... I actually like Bruce - we've struck up a good rapport and I am totally confident in his skills to complete the job. I'll end up spending almost triple the "agreed" fee for body work ALONE (i.e. no paint). The paint comes later - though after what has happened I'm reassessing where the paint work will be done. That's my prerogative I guess...

Bahahah - Dudeman, I salute your comments! class mate, and just abuot spot on! laughing now, remebering the gaffer tape, not knowing what/were th panels go, too scared to cut sections out and mould them, didn't dare screw a tech-screw into my existing body shell - the list of gaffes is endless! Especially scrolling through the first 3 pages of "build thread" - fooking priceless!!!

damn 3.0 v6 Turbo! this is not only going to look hot but damn it's going to scream!

yeh man, I am busting to find out what it's like, how it's changed since the redesign, and how it drives with the 3S-GTE in (as I need to get it registered and over the pits etc before I can go and do the V6 conversion); and then the ultimate comparison following it's transplant..