Rookie's First Restoration Attempt...

[MYBAD79]

Besides all the stuff we talked about in PM, I'll give you an example: if I went to CF (or DC, Vettebarn or any other forum) and posted that I just received my rebuilt diff from Gary and it's a pos and I was taken advantage of, but not provide any detail other than saying it was dirty and would have failed the first time I pushed the pedal to the floor..... What exactly do you think the reactions from other members would be?

Now about CF..... Their sanitizing crew did their job and there are always new members so you'll get plenty of thumbs up comments..... Lots of visibility there, not so much quality but at least there are those super clean sanitizers.....

One day in the hopefully not too distant future you will realize you received lots of constructive criticism in these responses, there is quiet a bit of very good advice .....

 

[advancedtooling]

I have nothing to contribute to this thread other than my personal opinion.
Pub licly chastising a small businessman should be a sin. The issues in question
should have been handled face to face. Man to man or this time boy to man.
I too own a small business and mistakes do happen from time to time. If a problem does arise it is promptly replaced or modified to fit the application.
It doesnt appear Mike was given the opportunity to make it right. I have also been following this project from the beginning but now I have unsubscribed.
Will one of you please pm Mikes contact info to me ? I want to start supporting his business as we all have to stick together these days.

Scott

 

[gkz]

Looks like the sanitation squad messed with the thread @ CF

Had to; over 300K view$ bring$ in the vendor$...

As a note, my bare block was triple wrapped from the machine shop. On the way home, it rained along with wind and ripped the wrap to shreds. Engine looked like a bag of worms by the time I got home. Washed, ran some brushes, oiled, done...

 

[00fxd]

Wow. What a bunch of BS from all sides. I have been following this thread since the beginning. It seems that there was a problem. There's mention of some contaminant intrusion via shipping ... **** happens. The builder returned $400. to disassemble and re assemble the engine. That should be enough - if it's not I'm sure that it could be discussed between 2 grown men..... Then there's the avalanche of irrelevant venom against the complainant. Why all of a sudden is all the venom about this history of "arrogance" etc. It's been an interesting thread about the build of this car. Grow up all of you .... :bonkers:

 

[Kid Vette]

Mike Smith (mds3013) and Mike Dyer (tracdogg2) are helping a ton with collecting used parts from a wreck down in Texas (thank you Mikes!)...I'm trying to save money wherever I can. Ben (chstitans42) has also been a great help, selling me some parts at a very reasonable price (thank you Ben!). And the other day, forum member Dave J sent me two nuts for the brake switch for free (thank you Dave!). Not to mention all the other members who have helped me over the years (I haven't forgot about any of you who have supplied me with knowledge or parts over the years!). You have no idea how much all this help has meant to me. Mike Dyer especially - if it wasn't for him taking me under his wing, I would not have a career right now, and this project would not have turned out like this.

If OP would like to get this thread back on track, a post like the above would probably be a good start.

 

[MYBAD79]

Will one of you please pm Mikes contact info to me ? I want to start supporting his business as we all have to stick together these days.

Scott

http://classiccorvetteparts.vstore.ca/

 

[68L71]

:bounce:
It always amazed me more people didn't see through you.

 

[rtj]

Too bad this melted down, but my guess is the builder got tired of freebies and the last straw was having to load it and deliver it ( for free) so shipping charges were less costly for the owner. If the builder refunded the cash, he can hold his head high.

On another note, picking the right car to throw time and money at is critical. More so for older guys, as you only have so much time left. One good thing about c3's is if you spend a lot on drivetrain, etc you can always transfer it to a c2.

 

[00fxd]

Then there's the avalanche of irrelevant venom against the complainant. Why all of a sudden is all the venom about this history of "arrogance" etc. It's been an interesting thread about the build of this car. Grow up all of you .... :bonkers:

:bounce:
It always amazed me more people didn't see through you.

Like this.. WTF?

 

[SHAKERATTLEROLL]

At least CF is staying true to its form by kicking out good members to keep the bad ones. Or in this case the 1.

I am glad that these kind of things do not happen here.

 

[marks76ray]

Stinger didn't last long on DC ether. He basically stuck his lip out and went crying to mama tit. I wish this would of happens sooner because there would be no Vette for him without the Vette comunties and all the good folks. I can't imagine how Mike feels, what a let down and the sad part about it is he will be reluctant to help the next kid wanting to learn. I would like to think stinger will get his one day but in my experience these kind of people don't care and just keep on being their snobie selves. Thanks TT for that great post, it hit the nail on the head.

:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:Mark

 

[SHAKERATTLEROLL]

Mark Mike is a Great Guy and I feel that he will help those that need it. Even if at times it will bite you in the back side lol.

It is always Ok to screw yourself. But at the same time it is much harder to keep others from doing it to you.

But you are right. There are people in this world that just simply do not care and never will. Thus they can not be taut to care.

I am still very upset of how this was handled by the powers that be over on CF. But as we all know that are here they do not care either sorry to say. That is why there knowledgeable members have left the building.

 

[DC3]

I wonder how that "don't regret any of my posts about it one bit" is working out? :skeptic:

DC

 

[MYBAD79]

There was a lot of communication in PMs as well as here in this thread (and the deleted/sanitized posts at CF) .... Stinger/Jeremy got lots of advice - I hope he takes his time to think and re-think this whole thing. It's disappointing to say the least.
And CF?? Really???? That's where he got the most heat ... Only difference is the sanitizers over there cleaned it up for him ...

 

[1Michel]

Stinger/Jeremy got lots of advice - I hope he takes his time to think and re-think this whole thing. It's disappointing to say the least.

I agree with this comment,
I followed this thread from the begining, I took Jeremy's side a few times because it was refreshing to see a young kid be so focused on this hobby we all share.

BUT

After following all the drama, All I can say is that this car building thing got up to Jeremy's head big time.

Like TT I think that Jeremy got very arrogant and doesnt seems to remember where he's from.
Too bad and very disapointing.

I dont know Trackdog personaly, never had to deal with him either but from what I read in all of the Vettes forums about him (way before this thread) was very good and positive comments and you could see that other members respected the guy.

In other word this guy (trackdog) has a very good reputation and he deserves it because he worked hard EARNING IT building LOTS OF CARS thru the years!

Now jeremy, my humble opinion is that you have set your reputation in one build, one car...
Building a reputable and good reputation in this very small world is hard,
It took you one build to set yours.

I used to love this build, not so much now, I will add that I dont give a **** anymore how it turns out.
Good luck and grow up!

 

[Yellow73SB]

Will read about this later and respond accordingly, came back just in time for some corvette drama :fishing:

I kind of don't feel like getting banned on CF again

I've never responded to any of his threads, something always seemed off with him. At the same time I've not responded to many threads that I view

Nothing really ground breaking going on, basically seeing how well he can shine up 50 year old technology

 

[Extreme Engineering]

Despite all the hooplah, I would still like to see the project completed!

Jeremy- please post updates!

 

[mrvette]

I hopped on the .net about '95 or so, some geek friends helped me learn on Win '95, they were very patient, I had not typed in decades, since school daze yet....but I remember alt.autos.corvette.....chat group that predated CF for years, it died soon as CF took off.....

as to the vette/car hobby, I will take this opportunity to say THANKS to the guys on this forum, you all have been of IMMENSE help over the years....

some of you have even donated parts, and that's extremely generous.....

it does not go un noticed, and is deeply appreciated....

:bounce: