[Dr Jkel]

So in the coming weeks I would go on Fridays to see the progress and started paying him for his work. In an attempt to get this thing paid for I went ahead and paid him more each weeks until I eventually had it paid for. He agreed it was paid for although the body work was still being done.

I asked many times about how long it would take and I was told 750 hours...Ok sounded good to me. Worked seemed to be progressing but I couldn't really tell, all I knew was a bunch of sanding was going on. I inquired about how long it would take to put the truck together once the paint was finished. I was vaguely given an answer but still was not real concerned. At this point he had had the truck almost a year.

Over the next couple of years the same back and forth went and came. Then one day he says it is time for the motor, so I am thinking cool we are on our way.

So I took him a 327 cu in motor that I had someone build ( A Shop) He had it dyno'd and it had a whopping 212 hp...........Not my idea of power. In my head at that time 400 was the magic number. I had spent 3000.00 building the 327 so I am kind of stuck. Mark suggests I seel the motor to someone retsoring and all original resto to off set the cost of a new motor. So I did...and we all know you don't get what you spent but 2500.00 was pretty good.

Then I searched for a motor and cam up with a ZZ383 that had 425 hp.....Boy this is for me. So I bought it had it shipped to his shop and waited I bought a new GM 4L60E transmission. I had also dedided to go with the fuel injection and that whole system was bought.

I let the shop purchase these items because I was TOLD that his shop got a discount......Then I waited.......By this time he has the 35000.00 in labor, moeny for the rear end, tranmssion, the new motor I bought plus serval other things I purchased like wiring harnesses.....All total I now have around 55k in it. I know I am an idiot.