Most of the time I would love the owner of a GT just to work for one day with me and see what he will say when going home.

40 Years as a hobby and work slow but need. Perfection and safety first.

Rassie.
dom wrote: ↑Fri 31 May 2019, 11:52Keep it up!
I am used to much faster builds in my old homeland and was shocked the other day that I started welding my recent chassis end of 2010...
More than 8 years ago!
But only since Jan this year I have a shared workshop where I can come and go as I please. Before I outsourced a lot, which took time, too.
Just the engine rebuilt, after I had to throw away the first block, kept me busy since 3 years.
Unreal.
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=24625&hilit=rassiedom wrote: ↑Sat 03 Aug 2019, 10:17...and it went fast! In 2002 I bought a Fairlane 302 for R15.000. Drove it home and sold it 2 years later for - R15.000. Mustangs were then as low as R45.000 with a bent fender, and up to R150.000 for a really good one in Joburg.
There is hope. I have a very energetic welder from the Flats and a am renting now a spot in my fitter/turner's shop which makes things happen faster.
Not far down the road are two more engineering shops for further work. But it took me long to find them. Also suppliers for pieces of steel under 6m long...
But back to delays: I still don't have a finished Cobra body for which I have a mould. But I plot along. If I get it in November, I am fine.
I spoke to US car shops all over the Cape and things progress slowly there, too. Lack of skills and lack of parts. The clients are super patient, while my mates in the US can't believe how slow things progress.
Rockauto is helping when you order from the US, but for some reason my intake valves were held back at customs. Twice. I really wonder why.
Keep it up! It's all we learned. To build and fix cars.
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