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Originally Posted by Dr Jkel
Unfortunately there are not many shops out there that do quality work...this one just ripped me off...and he wants me to bring it back to him........I maybe crazy but not that crazy.
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Oh, I understand fully.
When the engine went, I took it to the only Belgian TVR dealer... who said he wouldn't do the rebuild as he would need to give me 2 yrs full warranty.
So I took it to one of the biggest known TVR dealers in the UK, where it still is. Much to their credit though, I have to admit that they're excellent in terms of engineering. I started out with a standard engine rebuild, but along the way I met a supercharger on their office floor, which I insisted on, would end up in my car... I knew it would take time, but didn't expect this long.
Last year we were pretty close to get the thing finished, but when I had it for a few days to run it in, the gearbox broke down. I took it back to the UK, and then heard that their cylinder head manufacturer came up with a new design, but unfortunately his plant burned down in a big fire in the industrial zone he was located in. More than a year extra delay in the manufacturing of it (in the meantime my cylinder head and some other components were sold on).
And a few weeks ago they called that they're not going to meet one of my requirements (600bhp from the SC'ed engine), and are going to build a BIG redesigned engine from basically scratch... so another few months setback to get it running...
So yeah, I understand that after 109k and 9 years, the frustration must be immense... So purely out of principle, I'd start the legal actions on him, and go all the way. Nail that Mo... to the floor
That being said... I think that truck must look awesome once it's up to the standards you clearly want it to be
