ever start a project and break off a bolt?, get water in the air lines and screw up the paint job?
hook up the wrong line and fry some electrical component, or deal with a performance or machine shop that does really crappy work?
while that's not what you want to have happen!
ITS part of the hobby and , over time your going to either deal with unskilled morons, or machine shops that screw up parts or outright scams........
ESPECIALLY,If your not doing all the work yourself.... ,from a older guys perspective its about normal, when you find your dealing with less than skilled help!
and its not all that rare to screw up things yourself,EITHER, So, its a good idea to have a first aid kit a cell phone and several fire extinguishers handy at all times and think thru your moves, use decent jack stands, and research each project, BEFORE you jump in with both feet!
btw it helps to have friends, especially experienced older friends.... so join a couple corvette or hot rod clubs and ask lots of questions, and find out what local machine shops and body shops do decent work, and which ones are best to avoid
If its the machine shop or body shop that screwed up ,its lucky that no one was seriously hurt and the damage can easily be repaired and it should NOT be repaired on your dime!
its only time and money, and while its your time, the repairs, required, should be covered, by insurance or the guys that screwed up, your parts....relax!, have a large brandy, and watch a good movie, you'll find that in a couple years you'll realize that stuff like this is both constantly happening and that the small crap in the long run, is part of the process of learning about cars,, these things happen! remember that you will not really care about, it in a few years.
yes occasionally you'll get screwed and find you need to pay to get crappy work redone, or parts replaced, its part of the learning process, called "PAYING YOUR DUES"
my dad always said that if something happens to you that won,t really matter in a years time, its best to relax, have a couple drinks, and get over it and move on
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hook up the wrong line and fry some electrical component, or deal with a performance or machine shop that does really crappy work?
while that's not what you want to have happen!
ITS part of the hobby and , over time your going to either deal with unskilled morons, or machine shops that screw up parts or outright scams........
ESPECIALLY,If your not doing all the work yourself.... ,from a older guys perspective its about normal, when you find your dealing with less than skilled help!
and its not all that rare to screw up things yourself,EITHER, So, its a good idea to have a first aid kit a cell phone and several fire extinguishers handy at all times and think thru your moves, use decent jack stands, and research each project, BEFORE you jump in with both feet!
btw it helps to have friends, especially experienced older friends.... so join a couple corvette or hot rod clubs and ask lots of questions, and find out what local machine shops and body shops do decent work, and which ones are best to avoid
If its the machine shop or body shop that screwed up ,its lucky that no one was seriously hurt and the damage can easily be repaired and it should NOT be repaired on your dime!
its only time and money, and while its your time, the repairs, required, should be covered, by insurance or the guys that screwed up, your parts....relax!, have a large brandy, and watch a good movie, you'll find that in a couple years you'll realize that stuff like this is both constantly happening and that the small crap in the long run, is part of the process of learning about cars,, these things happen! remember that you will not really care about, it in a few years.
yes occasionally you'll get screwed and find you need to pay to get crappy work redone, or parts replaced, its part of the learning process, called "PAYING YOUR DUES"
my dad always said that if something happens to you that won,t really matter in a years time, its best to relax, have a couple drinks, and get over it and move on
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=81
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=26
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=98
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=1018
viewtopic.php?f=66&t=1295