[DeTomaso] Work length

[Curt Hall]

Without know all the details, why would anyone put up with any shop taking so long to do a repair???

--- On Fri, 5/15/09, Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Work length
To: "List List" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Date: Friday, May 15, 2009, 5:24 PM

Well, actually.... it sat at Gray's place for a couple of years, I  
think... waiting on Quella to finish Gray's racecar.
Then, it sat at Quella's place since then. I haven't driven my car  
since March 2002.... I have touched it a couple of time since then.

However, I can happily report that things ARE happening! DQ called me  
today!
The rear deck is repaired. The early, no rib deck lid is AOK now.
OK, Mike.... yes, yes, yes... it has a cutout for the EFI.... Don't  
rail on me about that AGAIN.

The rusty places are repaired. The holes where an antenna used to be  
are patched. The driver's door now shuts nicely (which it NEVER did)  
and the car should be in primer by next week.

Scope of work was to fix the rust and cracks accumulated over 20 years  
of driving it as an everyday driver and weekends at the track. I think  
most people that know me would agree that I did not baby my  
Pantera.... It has had a pretty tough life since I got it.

Oh, and put the engine back together after I burnt a piston at TWS in  
March 2002... the last time I drove it. Engine has been back together  
and dyno'd now for almost two years, I think. It was originally going  
to go into my GT40 and a 427 Windsor into the Pantera, but certain  
individuals pointed out that I was a flaming idiot and made me see the  
light. The 427 is in the GT40 and the Pantera will get its Cleveland  
back 'real soon now'.

The rest of the car is OK. Just needed a paint job after the rust  
repair.

Maybe.... Just maybe.... I'll drive it again this year!

There ya' go, Mike. All the details.

Kirby


On 15 May 2009, at 3:57 PM, mikeldrew at aol.com wrote:

>
>
>> 1992dash at cox.net wrote:
>>> Who has had their Pantera in a professional shop the longest in  
>>> any one
>> period of time?  What was the scope of the work?.
>>
> I think Kirby's car has been sitting at Dennis Quella's shop for
5-7  
> years
> and nothing has been done yet?   I'm sure that has to be some kind  
> of record
> for a customer who's willing and able to pay for the work.
>
> Kirby?
>
> (There are some deadbeats who bring their cars to somebody to have  
> work
> done, then run out of money, so the thing just sits there for ages and
> ages--Roger Brotton has had a Jaguar in his shop for someting  
> approaching 20 years I
> think???)
>
> Mike
>
>
>
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