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Progress Pics of the 'cuda #546942 12/06/09 12:50 PM 12/06/09 12:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,287 Stroudsburg, PA Erik OP master
Erik OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,287 Stroudsburg, PA	After much bitching at the bodyshop since they got the car in September, they finally started on it last week. I knew it had some putty and damage, but never realized how much putty until we started stripping it. EVERY panel was caked with the stuff to smooth out all of the factory lines. Here are some pics. The quarters are so bad we won't even bother stripping them. We'll just cut them off and replace them. 1970 Challenger Convertible soon to be T/A convertible Contrary to the opinions of some, I am not dumber than I look.

Re: Progress Pics of the 'cuda [Re: Erik] #546943 12/06/09 02:05 PM 12/06/09 02:05 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,169 Richmond, VA R rayztoy super stock
rayztoy super stock R Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,169 Richmond, VA	Erik, I see you did alot of hard work. Very Nice! Thanks for sharing.

Re: Progress Pics of the 'cuda [Re: rayztoy] #546944 12/06/09 02:13 PM 12/06/09 02:13 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,821 New State kidmopar master
kidmopar master Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,821 New State	Why is it that it seems you have to constantly "NAG" body shops to get anything done ............ I guess that's why my '71 Challenger continues to sit

Re: Progress Pics of the 'cuda [Re: kidmopar] #546945 12/06/09 04:24 PM 12/06/09 04:24 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,054 Roswell, GA - near Atlanta cloneguy super street
cloneguy super street Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,054 Roswell, GA - near Atlanta	Quote: Why is it that it seems you have to constantly "NAG" body shops to get anything done ............ I guess that's why my '71 Challenger continues to sit Because you are using the wrong shop. We agree upon a schedule with the customer up front. As long as the payments match the work completed and we're not waiting on parts, we get things done on time. That's why we're REVOLUTIONARY! Martin, GA Quality Auto Restoration with Fair FIXED Pricing. Fast-N-Dangerous@comcast.net

Re: Progress Pics of the 'cuda [Re: rayztoy] #546946 12/08/09 02:38 PM 12/08/09 02:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,287 Stroudsburg, PA Erik OP master
Erik OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,287 Stroudsburg, PA	Quote: Erik, I see you did alot of hard work. Very Nice! Thanks for sharing. Thanks. I never realized how expensive this A-body stuff is. Not to mention how hard it is to get some parts. In the end, it will be a nice ride! 1970 Challenger Convertible soon to be T/A convertible Contrary to the opinions of some, I am not dumber than I look.

Re: Progress Pics of the 'cuda [Re: cloneguy] #546947 12/08/09 02:42 PM 12/08/09 02:42 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,287 Stroudsburg, PA Erik OP master
Erik OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,287 Stroudsburg, PA	Quote: Because you are using the wrong shop. We agree upon a schedule with the customer up front. As long as the payments match the work completed and we're not waiting on parts, we get things done on time. That's why we're REVOLUTIONARY! I did agree on a time schedule with the shop, and that is why I griped so much since the original agreement was I would have it back by the end of the year. Not gonna happen since they took 3 months to get started. They also know now that I won't give them another dime until it is done as I gave them 1/2 the $$ up front. 1970 Challenger Convertible soon to be T/A convertible Contrary to the opinions of some, I am not dumber than I look.

Re: Progress Pics of the 'cuda [Re: Erik] #546948 12/08/09 04:32 PM 12/08/09 04:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,584 MD p d'ro pro stock
p d'ro pro stock Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,584 MD	You just answered your own question as to why it sat. You paid them so much. Next time find someone that will take a small advance and get paid for work done.... I probably made about 10 separate payments of $1500, and he made sure I either came and looked at the car or had a discussion as to what has been done....

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