[TR] tr6 woes part 8

[Bud R]

For $8K you should be getting close to race engine quality and  
performance not a stock engine with poor oil pressure.  Even if that  
number included some other items they fixed it seems the problems they  
caused makes that a wash.

I had a race engine done at a shop here in Denver and to get it to the  
put together stage with all the machining, balancing, magnafluxing,  
tanking the block, and specing everything it was less than $1K. Me and  
some friends did the assembly from that point and it didn't cost  
another $7K to get it built to race ready. These guys are playing you.

Some good advice already from the list, stop the credit card payment  
and when they call to whine refer them to your attorney.


Bud Rolofson

Extreme Parts Racing (more than just a haircut)
71 Spitfire MK IV Race Car #3
69 Spitfire MK III (back up FE engine and dinghy car for RV)
70 Spitfire MK III (parts car, FE engine donated to race car)
71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
93 Minnie Winnie Race Support Vehicle
77 Z-50A Hardly Davidson Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike)










On Feb 18, 2014, at 7:34 PM, Peter Arakelian wrote:

> Bottom line.  I am not happy.  I feel insulted by the owner's tone  
> regarding
> the condition before they got it and the "shocking" condition it was  
> in.  I
> was treated poorly regarding problems that arose while they had it.   
> I feel I
> was overcharged.  Sure they balanced, epoxied, painted, and cleaned,  
> but I was
> not given any options I was just presented with a bill.  No  
> estimate, no
> signed work order.  Though I had brought up start-up procedures,  
> they did not
> start the car with 30W break-in oil, they did not run the car at  
> 2500 rpm for
> 20 minutes when they first started it. But, hey, Jason says they  
> have been
> rebuilding engines for 40 years and they know how to start up a  
> fresh engine.
>
> Draw your own conclusions about this, I would like to hear them, but  
> I will
> not be going back or recommending them to anyone.
>
>
>
> Peter Arakelian - '71 TR6, Daily Driver
>
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