How Long ????

[Taylor1969]

I don't know about a shop... I did this in my free time in under 3 years... all the work (except for final paint) was done at home...



I would be embarrassed to be a shop owner and take 5 years.

[TERMN8OR]

That would have been a great deal if I was looking to have the car collect dust in storage.

[Steve1968LS2]

I was going to post "How long is a piece of string?"

Which is my way of saying it can take as long as you want it to.

However 5 years is a LONG time... then again at least they didn't rape your wallet too bad.

If you were west coast I would have a shop to reccomend.. out East I would say Frank's shop is a good bet. He rescues cars all of the time.

[TERMN8OR]

Didn't really rape me on the price. I have no issue with the work that I have paid for and has been completed about 20K. Last year I prepaid for around 3K worth of work that is probably now less the 1/2 completed. It's just the insane amount of time that it takes to do it.
The crazy thing is, the car could probably be finished in 2 weeks. It just needs finally assembly and a few loose ends tied up.

[hotrdblder]

don't let pete at competition specialties fool you, he would be a great choice also, and is 2 hrs closer then I am.
goodluck

[jy211]

Time to pick it up from the shop and move it to someone else who can make progress.

[ProdigyCustoms]

Well, actually no, maybe not. Joe called today and I had a good conversation with him about his car. His car is REALLY close to finished. The situation is a bit different then I assumed. The car is nearly done, all painted and interior in it already. And Joe is happy with the quality of the work, just not the speed at which it is being finished. I suggested he have a Pow Wow with his guy, explain that he is ready to send the car to Florida, and feel free to tell him it is us. The guy will probably Goggle us and know he is for real. I suggested Joe explain he would much rather have him finish the car and be able to credit him with the entire build, instead of telling everyone about his nightmare and that he had to send the car to Prodigy to save it.

The car sounds like it is only a couple hundred hours from being finished; it would seem inconceivable the guy would not want to finish what sounds to be a beautiful car. The difference between having a beautiful car out there with a happy customer, and having a car pulled from your shop with a pissed of customer ids huge. I suggested Joe explain this.

Joe, we would love to finish your car should you need us, but it is in you best financial interest to have this guy finish it. I wish you all the luck getting this guy to do the right thing for both of you. But if not, Jake, Pete, Prodigy, someone here will save you.

[JJSmitches]

[TERMN8OR]

I want to thank both Frank and Jake for taking their time and providing some great advice. They were both very helpful.
I am going to go with what Frank has suggested and have a sit down with the shop and see what happens.

Here are some pictures of where it stands today

[TERMN8OR]

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[Motown 454]

It does look nice.

[LMDGUY]

WOW..that looks pretty nice..but 5 years i would be pissed also.

[comp-spec]

Well, actually no, maybe not. Joe called today and I had a good conversation with him about his car. His car is REALLY close to finished. The situation is a bit different then I assumed. The car is nearly done, all painted and interior in it already. And Joe is happy with the quality of the work, just not the speed at which it is being finished. I suggested he have a Pow Wow with his guy, explain that he is ready to send the car to Florida, and feel free to tell him it is us. The guy will probably Goggle us and know he is for real. I suggested Joe explain he would much rather have him finish the car and be able to credit him with the entire build, instead of telling everyone about his nightmare and that he had to send the car to Prodigy to save it.

The car sounds like it is only a couple hundred hours from being finished; it would seem inconceivable the guy would not want to finish what sounds to be a beautiful car. The difference between having a beautiful car out there with a happy customer, and having a car pulled from your shop with a pissed of customer ids huge. I suggested Joe explain this.

Joe, we would love to finish your car should you need us, but it is in you best financial interest to have this guy finish it. I wish you all the luck getting this guy to do the right thing for both of you. But if not, Jake, Pete, Prodigy, someone here will save you.

Frank,this is best advice anyone could have given him

[vp23271]

Whatever decision you come to, the car is a beauty! Keep us posted on your decision and also progress.

[HRBS]

By the explaination and the pics posted, I know exactly where your car was. This is NOT the first time I've heard stories about that shop.
I'm only sorry to hear of this now. I am located only 45 mins north of where your car was/is and would have gladly finished your car.