[FC] The fan has been hit..... the final Greenbrier countdown...

[Ron]

If it's for body work and paint, it's cheap.  Maybe too cheap.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Merv Krull and or Loretta Prosser" <krupross at sunwave.net>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>; <corvairs at cybrus.net>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 10:27 PM
Subject: [FC] The fan has been hit..... the final Greenbrier countdown...


> Hi all!
>
> Why does this always happen? The body shop buddy had mono so was not able 
> to do much on the GB for the last two weeks.... was supposed to be done 
> today.
>
> Scramble..... towed the GB to my BILs shop ... not even in primer yet.... 
> and tore out the drivetrain, split the transaxle and tossed the engine on 
> the table to do seals and flashing and general nicey nicey things. Felt 
> really overwhelmed for a while, but got my wind again and just kept going. 
> Did all the pushrod tubes and a static valve adjustment, stuck the valve 
> covers back on. No time for nicey nicey, just get it done so I can get it 
> rolling back to the body shop by Thursday.
>
> Body shop buddy calls and says, looks like another $1500 should get things 
> pretty close, then we will see from there.
>
> Blood pressure rises but I am nice to the body shop buddy cuz I don't want 
> to tick him off and do anything less than a decent job.
>
> What is your advice.... I think I tell him $1500 is the end of the road 
> and you don't get it till it's done. I have already fronted him $2500.
>
> I think $4000 for a decent job on a GreenBrier that has been smacked in 
> the hind end and buckled a bit is a pretty good end price. What are your 
> thoughts?
>
> I will be asking him for some paperwork of the time he has put into it... 
> at least his two students he hired.
>
> After a similar go around with another body shop buddy where the end 
> product just kept getting further and further away and required more and 
> more money to get there, I am wondering if this is typical body shop 
> practice?
>
> If so, maybe I'll just get out a can of Tremclad and a paintbrush and hope 
> to see you in Portland....!
>
> Looking for some humour here... anything to help me through these last 11 
> days before heading for Portland....
>
> toodles
> Merv Krull
> Salmon Arm, BC
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