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HiYa Guyz, been awhile, SORRY,
I happened to check the email associated with steel soldiers (it has 3,896 unread emails...mostly cold calls) and noticed that Paul, Dave and Ben had reached out to me....been alittle tied up, to say the least.
I have suffered a few minor setbacks, maybe just a few small challenges or more likely a string of BAD Luck, so I'll bring you up to speed. It seemed the shipping company just wanted my deposit for the transporting of the M135 that started at 1,250 when the contract was signed, rose to 1,750 (cause of the holidays) I agreed lets just get it to California...and supposively 2 truckers backed out. then they wanted 2500 I said give me back my deposit...they said did you read the contract? Long story short deposit lost. So I bought a first generation Cummins and the parts to make it M135 tow-worthy. As I was waiting for the parts to come in my wife got sandwiched in the Scion XA I bought 10 years to the day of the accident..freaky coincidence. Other than the passenger rear door not opening and needing a bumper face replaced (no damage to the other cars involved except a nice round hole in the license plate of the rear car that pushed her into the other car I thought it be a quick fix...I should have known better....It seems that like they hit a raw diamond in the right place to shape them, this hit was in the right place and unzipped all the tack welds on the right rear wheelwell, bent the rear seat buckled the floor althe way to the front seats..the air bags didn't even go off! It was totaled. She wanted an older car, better car like a 1967 Mustang or 1967-1969 Camaro...she's got taste I'll give her that! ,What's the saying large eyes..small pocket book? So I searched found a 1973 Gran Torino Sport (with a 72 front clip on it), rebuilt engine, strong transmission, 3.55 Trak Loc...just needs assembly and paint. Yeah you know where this is going I get it home go to check the timing, remove the valve cover and long storuy short It was junk, tranny junk, 2.75 open rear...it became a full on restoration. She has to have a car. I am just at the assembly/paint stage.
I hope the M135 is still there..don't want to call the guy I got it from until things are more concrete. After the shipping company backed out after confirming the pickup he was able to borrow a friend and his front end loade rto help load it. I don't want to call until I have that dang Torino moving under it own power and the driveway space is cleared for the M135. I will either get a new shipper, put the parts on the Dodge and get it myself or...
Despite all this I am still treading water, the G-7123 will get done, my wife is helping out a WWII vet and his wife (glorified maid/caregiver) twice a week. I hope he hangs on till the truck is done so I can fulfill my dream of a vet taking a ride in it!
Thad
PS I updated the email to the one I use now.
I happened to check the email associated with steel soldiers (it has 3,896 unread emails...mostly cold calls) and noticed that Paul, Dave and Ben had reached out to me....been alittle tied up, to say the least.
I have suffered a few minor setbacks, maybe just a few small challenges or more likely a string of BAD Luck, so I'll bring you up to speed. It seemed the shipping company just wanted my deposit for the transporting of the M135 that started at 1,250 when the contract was signed, rose to 1,750 (cause of the holidays) I agreed lets just get it to California...and supposively 2 truckers backed out. then they wanted 2500 I said give me back my deposit...they said did you read the contract? Long story short deposit lost. So I bought a first generation Cummins and the parts to make it M135 tow-worthy. As I was waiting for the parts to come in my wife got sandwiched in the Scion XA I bought 10 years to the day of the accident..freaky coincidence. Other than the passenger rear door not opening and needing a bumper face replaced (no damage to the other cars involved except a nice round hole in the license plate of the rear car that pushed her into the other car I thought it be a quick fix...I should have known better....It seems that like they hit a raw diamond in the right place to shape them, this hit was in the right place and unzipped all the tack welds on the right rear wheelwell, bent the rear seat buckled the floor althe way to the front seats..the air bags didn't even go off! It was totaled. She wanted an older car, better car like a 1967 Mustang or 1967-1969 Camaro...she's got taste I'll give her that! ,What's the saying large eyes..small pocket book? So I searched found a 1973 Gran Torino Sport (with a 72 front clip on it), rebuilt engine, strong transmission, 3.55 Trak Loc...just needs assembly and paint. Yeah you know where this is going I get it home go to check the timing, remove the valve cover and long storuy short It was junk, tranny junk, 2.75 open rear...it became a full on restoration. She has to have a car. I am just at the assembly/paint stage.
I hope the M135 is still there..don't want to call the guy I got it from until things are more concrete. After the shipping company backed out after confirming the pickup he was able to borrow a friend and his front end loade rto help load it. I don't want to call until I have that dang Torino moving under it own power and the driveway space is cleared for the M135. I will either get a new shipper, put the parts on the Dodge and get it myself or...
Despite all this I am still treading water, the G-7123 will get done, my wife is helping out a WWII vet and his wife (glorified maid/caregiver) twice a week. I hope he hangs on till the truck is done so I can fulfill my dream of a vet taking a ride in it!
Thad
PS I updated the email to the one I use now.
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