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<blockquote data-quote="BUG-E J" data-source="post: 499760" data-attributes="member: 1921"><p><strong>Re: Mash yer motor - csc fab bouncer</strong></p><p></p><p>Ok so we will put this in fast forward mode. Deer season is in and the goal is possible first srrs race maybe second worst case. I have already talked with another offroad shop about turning my chassis with stuff mounted to a roller. I look and call and beg for a lomax and give up and decide to order atlas. Well this little race in the desert they put on every Feb kinda fubared my plans of other shop doing roller so it became crunch time real fast. I was a little paniced but the whole time Labron has kept saying things like why don't you let me just build you a buggy, I will punch in and out and keep up with all my times and charge you a discounted labor rate. I finally make the call and say look. I have AROUND 9K TO SPEND WITH PARTS. I am already in an atlas so we need to see how far I can go and stop at that point. Labron sends me a list of everything he would need to build a roller. I took every fluid needed, some hose clamps, and a few little nit pickey things you always forget about. I make sure and tell him NO FANCY STUFF LIKE A/N LINES. I AM A MECHANIC AND HAVE PUT A BUGGY TOGETHER BEFORE. YOU CAN CALL ME AT ANY TIME AND I WILL DROP WHAT I AM DOING AND COME HELP ONE WEEKEND TO GET THIS RIGHT. DO NOT CALL ME AND ASK ABOUT HOW I WANT THINGS DONE. IF YOU WANT ME TO RACE A CSC BUGGY YOU DO IT THE CHEAPEST EASIEST QUICKEST WAY YOU CAN. I DON"T GIVE A **** IF YOU STICK WELD IT AND SHOOT SHEET METAL SCREWS IN THE FLOOR. Well said offroad shop supplies parts and sends me used stuff or damaged stuff when they can to help out. Time goes by and I get called to come check out buggy. Drive the SECOND time 4 hours one way and see a chassis sitting in the floor with a couple of tabs welded on for floor pan. Seat is laid in floor and I climb in. No pedals, seat slider, steering wheel, or firewall are in at this point. Do you like it so far i am asked. Hell yeah looking good. Well I get a bill for "up to that point" and we are knockin on all I have. I ASK WHY I AM PAYING ALL THIS LABOR AND MATERIAL WHEN WE AGREED ON CHASSIS FOR COST OF MATERIAL. I am told well we did some things different and you have decided to go farther than original plans so don't worry it will work out in the end. Well some time goes by and I barrow a big orange buggy for first race and say ok we need to be figuring out when we will be done with mine. There were some parts issues like always and a few other things but its a roller come check it out! I get there and there is no seats mounted and no pedals. He throws the seat in and I hope in. Yeah man seems ok as long as you MOUNT THE PEDALS TO THE FLOOR STICKING UP, I WANT BIG NASTY HEADERS, MY WIFE HAS TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT, AND I WANT CUP HOLDERS. Outside of those things do whatever is cheapest. WELL HE TELLS ME CUSTOM HEADERS ARE HIGH BUT HE HAS SOME MUFFLERS LAYING AROUND I CAN HAVE AND HE HAS AN EXHAUST GUY HE WILL GET THEM DONE UP FOR ME CHEAP. Ok so I get another bill and it just so happens to be almost exactly the amount of the receipt I showed him of what I had in my savings/retirement. (I know dumb on my part). I SAY LOOK AT THIS POINT I AM SPENT. LETS WRAP IT UP AND SEE WHAT I CAN COME UP WITH. Well I have now mad 3 trips there just to see the buggy that is not showing any progress an is far from finished. So a few days go by and I get a phone call. I am told MAN I KNOW IT IS GONNA PUT YOU A LITTLE OVER BUDGET BUT I CAN DO YOUR FUEL CELL PLUMBING AND RADIATOR AND IT WILL BE AN ALMOST FINISHED BUGGY FOR 11K IF YOU CAN COME UP WITH IT. I SAY OK BUT IF IT GOES A PENNY MORE OVER YOU ARE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET IT. I LITERALLY HAVE NOTHING ELSE. I DON'T HAVE A 401K OR ANYTHING. I CAN PROBABLY COME UP WITH THAT MUCH BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT I WILL HAVE TO SELL THE BUGGY. Well I race a big red buggy at the next race and get ready to set a date to come get my buggy. He says he is gonna email a final bill and I cant reall the numbers but it almost caused a riot at my house. I call and say WTF MAN I TOLD YOU NOT TO GO A PENNY OVER 11k AND I AM HAPPY BUT YOU HIT ME WITH THIS? HE SAYS WELL THE 11K WAS NO EXHAUST, NOT FINIISHING INTERIOR AND IT WASN'T WELDED OUT. I SAY DO NOT TOUCH MY BUGGY I WILL BE COMING TO GET IT SATURDAY WITH EVERY PENNY I CAN COME UP WITH. HE SAYS I DON'T KNOW WHY I AM ALWAYS THE BAD GUY, YOU ARE GETTING A BASICALLY TURN KEY BUGGY FOR HALF PRICE I AM READY FOR IT TO BE GONE COME GET IT. I literally rolled all my change and did an extra side job and headed to cave spring ga with my trailer that weekend for the final time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BUG-E J, post: 499760, member: 1921"] [b]Re: Mash yer motor - csc fab bouncer[/b] Ok so we will put this in fast forward mode. Deer season is in and the goal is possible first srrs race maybe second worst case. I have already talked with another offroad shop about turning my chassis with stuff mounted to a roller. I look and call and beg for a lomax and give up and decide to order atlas. Well this little race in the desert they put on every Feb kinda fubared my plans of other shop doing roller so it became crunch time real fast. I was a little paniced but the whole time Labron has kept saying things like why don't you let me just build you a buggy, I will punch in and out and keep up with all my times and charge you a discounted labor rate. I finally make the call and say look. I have AROUND 9K TO SPEND WITH PARTS. I am already in an atlas so we need to see how far I can go and stop at that point. Labron sends me a list of everything he would need to build a roller. I took every fluid needed, some hose clamps, and a few little nit pickey things you always forget about. I make sure and tell him NO FANCY STUFF LIKE A/N LINES. I AM A MECHANIC AND HAVE PUT A BUGGY TOGETHER BEFORE. YOU CAN CALL ME AT ANY TIME AND I WILL DROP WHAT I AM DOING AND COME HELP ONE WEEKEND TO GET THIS RIGHT. DO NOT CALL ME AND ASK ABOUT HOW I WANT THINGS DONE. IF YOU WANT ME TO RACE A CSC BUGGY YOU DO IT THE CHEAPEST EASIEST QUICKEST WAY YOU CAN. I DON"T GIVE A **** IF YOU STICK WELD IT AND SHOOT SHEET METAL SCREWS IN THE FLOOR. Well said offroad shop supplies parts and sends me used stuff or damaged stuff when they can to help out. Time goes by and I get called to come check out buggy. Drive the SECOND time 4 hours one way and see a chassis sitting in the floor with a couple of tabs welded on for floor pan. Seat is laid in floor and I climb in. No pedals, seat slider, steering wheel, or firewall are in at this point. Do you like it so far i am asked. Hell yeah looking good. Well I get a bill for "up to that point" and we are knockin on all I have. I ASK WHY I AM PAYING ALL THIS LABOR AND MATERIAL WHEN WE AGREED ON CHASSIS FOR COST OF MATERIAL. I am told well we did some things different and you have decided to go farther than original plans so don't worry it will work out in the end. Well some time goes by and I barrow a big orange buggy for first race and say ok we need to be figuring out when we will be done with mine. There were some parts issues like always and a few other things but its a roller come check it out! I get there and there is no seats mounted and no pedals. He throws the seat in and I hope in. Yeah man seems ok as long as you MOUNT THE PEDALS TO THE FLOOR STICKING UP, I WANT BIG NASTY HEADERS, MY WIFE HAS TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT, AND I WANT CUP HOLDERS. Outside of those things do whatever is cheapest. WELL HE TELLS ME CUSTOM HEADERS ARE HIGH BUT HE HAS SOME MUFFLERS LAYING AROUND I CAN HAVE AND HE HAS AN EXHAUST GUY HE WILL GET THEM DONE UP FOR ME CHEAP. Ok so I get another bill and it just so happens to be almost exactly the amount of the receipt I showed him of what I had in my savings/retirement. (I know dumb on my part). I SAY LOOK AT THIS POINT I AM SPENT. LETS WRAP IT UP AND SEE WHAT I CAN COME UP WITH. Well I have now mad 3 trips there just to see the buggy that is not showing any progress an is far from finished. So a few days go by and I get a phone call. I am told MAN I KNOW IT IS GONNA PUT YOU A LITTLE OVER BUDGET BUT I CAN DO YOUR FUEL CELL PLUMBING AND RADIATOR AND IT WILL BE AN ALMOST FINISHED BUGGY FOR 11K IF YOU CAN COME UP WITH IT. I SAY OK BUT IF IT GOES A PENNY MORE OVER YOU ARE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET IT. I LITERALLY HAVE NOTHING ELSE. I DON'T HAVE A 401K OR ANYTHING. I CAN PROBABLY COME UP WITH THAT MUCH BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT I WILL HAVE TO SELL THE BUGGY. Well I race a big red buggy at the next race and get ready to set a date to come get my buggy. He says he is gonna email a final bill and I cant reall the numbers but it almost caused a riot at my house. I call and say WTF MAN I TOLD YOU NOT TO GO A PENNY OVER 11k AND I AM HAPPY BUT YOU HIT ME WITH THIS? HE SAYS WELL THE 11K WAS NO EXHAUST, NOT FINIISHING INTERIOR AND IT WASN'T WELDED OUT. I SAY DO NOT TOUCH MY BUGGY I WILL BE COMING TO GET IT SATURDAY WITH EVERY PENNY I CAN COME UP WITH. HE SAYS I DON'T KNOW WHY I AM ALWAYS THE BAD GUY, YOU ARE GETTING A BASICALLY TURN KEY BUGGY FOR HALF PRICE I AM READY FOR IT TO BE GONE COME GET IT. I literally rolled all my change and did an extra side job and headed to cave spring ga with my trailer that weekend for the final time. [/QUOTE]
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