smudge

Glad you enjoyed! I'm actually down the yard working on the car all of this week, so hope to post some big updates soon

Glad you enjoyed! I'm actually down the yard working on the car all of this week, so hope to post some big updates soon

Wow what a build thread , just spent a good 50 mins or so going through all 37 pages of this thread, pure awesomeness!
So many nice wheels, I'm so jelly and thirsty, time for a drink. 
Followed for more updates 

So I've just had a pops and bangs map done... 
... LOL

Ah so this is the car Bert put on Facebook! Good luck with the sale

The time has come to part with my beloved Rays. One of the first ever mods I bought for the 86 but are now surplus to requirements
Specs:
18" diameter 9.5J ET40


Genuine Rays that come with Rays centre caps (an additional £40 each when I bought them!) and in their original Rays boxes
Condition is near mint, 1 of the wheels has a slight chip in the custom paint on the rim which is about 1cm wide. Other than that, these are in fantastic condition. Wheels can be resprayed in any colour if you wanted before purchasing, for a slight extra cost obviously
No tyres included, just wheels in boxes. I used to run 255/35/18 with no issues
Located in Surrey, delivery can be arranged
£1000 ONO

It will be yes, sorting next year.

You're first on my list

making @smudge an admin? are you crazy??? everyone would be banned within seconds

Cheers for tagging me in this haha. Would've shot myself if I missed it 

Sold!

@TTR might be interested 

@TTR might be interested 

No thanks bud, hopefully got a buyer at full price

Indeed I was mate, cheers
Just seen it on the "other" forum so message me on here or there James

That's horrible

Wow, I'm actually genuinely shocked at his latest message. Partly because he has actually given me some useful information and agreed to do the work before he leaves on holiday next week, but unfortunately the list is longer than expected meaning he really hasn't done any work on my car over the past few months. Remaining mechanical work:
Exhaust manifolds needs finishing off Gearbox mounts need completing where it attaches to the tunnel Bearing spacer for the clutch Flywheel spline is apparently complete, just needs refitting Machining on the supercharger bracket No mention of intercooler for the charger at all, think I'll be swallowing that myself seeing as he wanted to change to a chargecooler.
So once all that is done, which he says will be done by the weekend as he's allocated Thursday and Friday to complete it, it's just the electrical side which will be completed elsewhere.
Sounds like my words are starting to hit home, but of course I'm not holding my breath until I see the work has been done.
No mention of the parts in my car, my spare/OEM parts that he still has and of course no mention about the compensation...yet

Thanks for the advice bud, experts wouldn't be hard to come across at all. Abbey, Fensport, Tuning Developments, CGR - pretty much any trader on this forum could carry out the work 
I don't know why but I'm still hoping this knob will do the right thing and just get my very minimalist requirements sorted. Until them, I am hounding the guy so that he see's me as a pain in his arse and gets things sorted ASAP
Unfortunately, he's decided that today he is too busy to do any work and has informed me he's been collecting a car from up North...great use of your time when you go away on the 12th December. I've said that unless he meets my demands for completing whatever work is left and paying me the compensation I've requested, then I'll be picking the car up on the 12th regardless and I'll begin court proceedings ASAP
Had enough of trying to be friendly and sort this amicably. It's clear the bastard doesn't give a shit

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear...
  He's got his "numbers" over to me in a pathetic attempt to basically say he doesn't owe me anything, but without actually saying it because he knows he's fucked up. His latest message to me has me literally SHAKING with rage   He has stated the the original quote was for £8k to supply and fit a 1UZ engine, supercharger and gearbox in full working and running order. But then tried to lay out some parts that "were outside of the original quote"...   - stripping and painting the engine (agreed on day 1 of discussions before he had the car, stating that I need the engine to look as good as it goes) - fitting new driveshafts and differential (again, agreed on day 1 of discussions before he had the car, I would be supplying the parts for him to fit) - SERVICING the engine! WHAT THE ACTUAL F**K?! Was he intending on giving me a 2nd hand engine and just hoping it would be OK? Is this guy having a f**king laugh?!   He's then set out a list of costs next to various parts and random number of hours for labour. He's even trying to charge me £1750 for the Rotrex when the original discussion (which my girlfriend actually reminded me of as she was there at the time!) was that I wanted a twin screw supercharger,  but he knows someone at Rotrex so will include one in the price as he wants to develop a kit for him to then sell onto other 1UZ owners in the future.   My response was a little less professional that previous ones, I have blown my top and essentially lost it with this guy.    The long and short is, he needs to meet my demands (which he still hasn't directly agreed or disagreed to) before legal action is commenced. Every fibre of my body is telling me to go and get me car tonight, right this second. But I need him to finish this car mechanically so I'm not taking it to someone else to then have to put more work into it, purely because this lazy bastard essentially can't be arsed to do the decent thing

Give me Scarlett Johansen...I might consider letting go of the 86

Swearing and abusing members. Instaban

Swearing and abusing members. Instaban

Wow. Fuck you lot 

Petition to have TTR suspended for a week from the forum following that pun...

Not really an option for a number of reasons, mainly being that just "looking" at the car while it's on the floor doesn't really give you an answer as to what might need doing
After another day of what feels like arguing with a child, he's supposed to be getting back to me on my demands tonight. I have 0 faith that he actually will though...
I saw on Facebook that he had commented on things like "what would you do with $10m" and "homeless people to be fined for sleeping on the streets"...so I told him if he has time to be on Facebook answering trivial questions, he has time to come back to me on my demands...
Hopefully have an update tonight, but I've told him categorically that I'm collecting the car on Monday 12th December. He said I can't do that until he's agreed a resolution with me, yet he's the one that is stalling this whole process. The car will be in my possession again on the 12th regardless of his (or lack of) actions before then