[135i2]

Originally Posted by Socket

Yep is a pain. Would be nice if the shop was actually working on it.

Par for the course.

[R32GOJIRA]

Unfortunately, the sad reality is, workshops always take longer than they say they do.
Even simple things take forever.
Take my compressor housing of my GTR for example:
Took it off to get it modified, which i was told would be a 2 - 3 week turn around.
So i figured why not.
I should be getting it back tomorrow (hopefully for the long weekend install ) sometime, which ended up being a 9 week wait!!!
Am not happy with the length of time.
But what can you do?

[Aus335iguy]

Originally Posted by R32GOJIRA

Unfortunately, the sad reality is, workshops always take longer than they say they do.
Even simple things take forever.
Take my compressor housing of my GTR for example:
Took it off to get it modified, which i was told would be a 2 - 3 week turn around.
So i figured why not.
I should be getting it back tomorrow (hopefully for the long weekend install ) sometime, which ended up being a 9 week wait!!!
Am not happy with the length of time.
But what can you do?

That's why off the shelf parts are popular. Tried and proven to fit. When you want custom stuff is well, custom.
I'm sure the result will be worth it in the end and the time it took you'll forget pretty quickly too

[titium]

Originally Posted by R32GOJIRA

Unfortunately, the sad reality is, workshops always take longer than they say they do.
Even simple things take forever.
Take my compressor housing of my GTR for example:
Took it off to get it modified, which i was told would be a 2 - 3 week turn around.
So i figured why not.
I should be getting it back tomorrow (hopefully for the long weekend install ) sometime, which ended up being a 9 week wait!!!
Am not happy with the length of time.
But what can you do?

I believe the issue is that they are not having a decent attempt at trying to get it done in the timeframe.

6 weeks in and not much has been done. Money was paid upfront for the car to be worked on continually not just when they had time or as a fill in when work is slow.

[R32GOJIRA]

Originally Posted by Aus335iguy

That's why off the shelf parts are popular. Tried and proven to fit. When you want custom stuff is well, custom.
I'm sure the result will be worth it in the end and the time it took you'll forget pretty quickly too

I totally understand this, but what i was having done was already tried and tested, so it should have been "just another one".
But you are right, as soon as i hear it, i'll quickly forget all about the wait

[Aus335iguy]

Originally Posted by titium

I believe the issue is that they are not having a decent attempt at trying to get it done in the timeframe.

6 weeks in and not much has been done. Money was paid upfront for the car to be worked on continually not just when they had time or as a fill in when work is slow.

I think youre mistaken. If they were charging socks for eight 40h weeks of work it'll be in the tens of thousands of dollars.

[R32GOJIRA]

Originally Posted by titium

I believe the issue is that they are not having a decent attempt at trying to get it done in the timeframe.

6 weeks in and not much has been done. Money was paid upfront for the car to be worked on continually not just when they had time or as a fill in when work is slow.

Yeah, I hear you mate.
I had also paid for mine in full prior to the work being done.
But still took 3 times the quoted time frame.

[titium]

Originally Posted by Aus335iguy

I think youre mistaken. If they were charging socks for eight 40h weeks of work it'll be in the tens of thousands of dollars.

The 8 weeks was to allow for lead time to order parts, come up with solutions to problems as they arise.

If they had a plan, parts ordered I think that'd be fine but it appears all they've done is pulled the old turbos off in 6 weeks....

when some of the stuff needed has 3-4 weeks lead time, hasn't been even thought about and the car is meant to be finished in 1-2 weeks that's kind of concerning.

8 weeks was what was promised and agreed to, they really should be having a decent crack at trying to meet that timeframe.

[terminator335i]

Originally Posted by Socket

Yep is a pain. Would be nice if the shop was actually working on it.

What better way to get over the issue than to have another meet up!

Happy to set one up Socket

[Socket]

Not so concerned about the delay past 8 weeks, that seems normal. What concerns me is that each week there has been "No work done". Slow progress is one thing. No progress week after week is another. Problem is if it's just sitting there it could be months before I get it back. Meanwhile my hire car gets returned next week and I'll be relying on taxis to get around!!! Boo hoo lol

[bradsm87]

Originally Posted by Socket

What concerns me is that each week there has been "No work done". Slow progress is one thing. No progress week after week is another.

I've been involved with a few fabrication projects like that and there is no excuse for delays like that. The people need to manage their bookings better. They should have allocated more time for your job and not taken on as many smaller jobs at the same time.

I'm having a verrry similar experience with my diff at the moment.

[135i2]

Custom fabrication means custom time lines. If the fabricator dedicated time for 8 weeks its possible to complete a bottom mount single turbo, assuming you have all the parts and can chase the material for all the custom bits required.

Every platform I have modified has taken magnitudes of time over what is calculated or anticipated. When you try to force the equation, the standard reply is, "take your car elsewhere if you don't like it". There is always an excuse or problem to solve. And the money you have spent is then wasted all over again.

You need more than one car to begin custom projects like this. Everyone thinks a single turbo for RHD is easy and cheap until they pull the gubbins apart and take stock of the issues involved.

The result will be worthwhile, but it’s a journey that needs endless patients and contingencies planned.


Stick with it or demand your money back and talk to JD. We have only inlets to complete the over engineered single on my car...when the fabricator deems the force is with him.

[Socket]

Originally Posted by 135i2

Custom fabrication means custom time lines. If the fabricator dedicated time for 8 weeks its possible to complete a bottom mount single turbo, assuming you have all the parts and can chase the material for all the custom bits required.

Every platform I have modified has taken magnitudes of time over what is calculated or anticipated. When you try to force the equation, the standard reply is, "take your car elsewhere if you don't like it". There is always an excuse or problem to solve. And the money you have spent is then wasted all over again.

You need more than one car to begin custom projects like this. Everyone thinks a single turbo for RHD is easy and cheap until they pull the gubbins apart and take stock of the issues involved.

The result will be worthwhile, but it’s a journey that needs endless patients and contingencies planned.


Stick with it or demand your money back and talk to JD. We have only inlets to complete the over engineered single on my car...when the fabricator deems the force is with him.

This is unfortunately true ... good luck with your build bro

[asb]

Please tell me you have an instagram for this beauty
So so so impressed, man. Keep up the work and the great documentation!

[EB89]

So I saw you offered duck cash for his big single, what's your plan now? Are you pulling the car out and getting your money back?

[T1M]

Originally Posted by EB89

So I saw you offered duck cash for his big single, what's your plan now? Are you pulling the car out and getting your money back?

That'd be my assumption. If someone hasn't lifted a finger except remove the stock turbos in 8 weeks I'd have zero faith in their ability to complete a full custom fabrication job for a single turbo in a reasonable time frame.

I'm not saying it's an easy job to do, but any shop that quoted a time and haven't started the important and time consuming part after 8 weeks, and hasn't communicated clearly to socks where they're at with it isn't worth supporting, at all.

[Zoo Tv]

Originally Posted by T1M

That'd be my assumption. If someone hasn't lifted a finger except remove the stock turbos in 8 weeks I'd have zero faith in their ability to complete a full custom fabrication job for a single turbo in a reasonable time frame.

I'm not saying it's an easy job to do, but any shop that quoted a time and haven't started the important and time consuming part after 8 weeks, and hasn't communicated clearly to socks where they're at with it isn't worth supporting, at all.

Name and shame I say. Very ordinary and zero excuses - if the car is just sitting there.

[Socket]

Originally Posted by asb

Please tell me you have an instagram for this beauty
So so so impressed, man. Keep up the work and the great documentation!

Thanks mate
What's instagram?

[asb]

Originally Posted by Socket

Thanks mate
What's instagram?

http://www.instagram.com

[Socket]

Originally Posted by asb

http://www.instagram.com

Lol

[Socket]

ST build continued

Week 8

No progress since last update, so decided to pull the car out of the shop, pay up for the work done so far and get SPCGRY back home.

Big call out to DrJ, who took the day off to head out to the workshop and oversee the whole collection process, including packing the car full of parts that needed to be returned ....

It has been a frustrating and expensive lesson, but time to move on and take control of this project.

Ducks (world record) ST kit will be heading south to Yoda motorsports for the biggest DIY, Vince and I have taken on yet... Sounds like fun

Pics of SPCGRY being packed up for transport home to Melb

[Torgus]

Glad you got her back. F that shop. I bet they were not even apologetic. I don't think I ever saw Duck's manifold should be interesting.