Signed a contract on 8-27-09 to fully restore a 1967 corvette that was original and had original paint. It was to be completed for judging @ a florida meet in jan. I got car back on March 31 uncompleted. What was completed was a scam. No brakes-broken batt post so wouldn't even start both doors wouldn't even close, hood wouldn't fit, rear end leaking fluid (had to remove entire rear suspention) and redo because of sandblasting (also transmission) no shims in trailing arms and numerours wrong parts such as shock mounts. Put body back on frame with no shims or radiator support shims. Several wiring or non working problems. Even put exhaust flanges on upside down. New heater core broken and leaking. Kept my chromed vent window frames, new nos grill ($500 value which he sent ck for), original rally wheels, new b=u light switch and tunnel insulation new outside mirror-re-chromed door handles, horns as well as other parts most he has returned but not all. Body was never sanded and buffed and hood & rear deck had to be re-painted. Heater hoses cut, seat foam missing, & not installed. Many others arears of poor workmanship or not completed. Then two weeks ago after working on correcting all this we discovered he switched frames and put a bent one under the car and of couse never said a word. This will have to be removed at considerable expense ($15000) and replaced as one front wheel is further back than the other.in all he deliberately sabotaged and ruined a great car worth about $100,00 he used my car as a parts car for another car he was restoring. He was paid his full contract amount he has returned some parts after accusing him of being a thief but no labor restitution. Other people helping me straighten all this out know these facts also.
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