I once bought a R32 or two with lots and lots of things to fix, Harnesses, Diffs, gearboxes, paint, wheels, interior, turbos, cranks, oil pumps, wheel bearings etc. I got into a dispute with the seller and he gave me refunds on some of the parts I had to replace, maybe you can also try that? I still had to fork out big big money to fix everything but at least I got a small percentage back, every bit helps. My respect for the guy was also restored in a sense.
R32 GTR REDONE!!!
Too true!!!
andre_sx wrote:
No offense but I think You only have yourself to blame for not looking properly
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Absolutely.... If said seller were to actually engage it would be a win all round.
Tobie wrote:
I once bought a R32 or two with lots and lots of things to fix, Harnesses, Diffs, gearboxes, paint, wheels, interior, turbos, cranks, oil pumps, wheel bearings etc. I got into a dispute with the seller and he gave me refunds on some of the parts I had to replace, maybe you can also try that? I still had to fork out big big money to fix everything but at least I got a small percentage back, every bit helps. My respect for the guy was also restored in a sense.
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Bad luck Scunick.
Don't ever believe anybody on the internet or over the phone. Internet reputation means fuck all.
Hope you get it right and do that car some justice, decent R-chassis' are rare in SA.
yep... always true... and proved once again to be true..... :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:
Enzio wrote:
Bad luck Scunick.
Don't ever believe anybody on the internet or over the phone. Internet reputation means fuck all.
Hope you get it right and do that car some justice, decent R-chassis' are rare in SA.
lots of forumites are not going to like this but it should be out there... beware of the seller!!!! and his new business ":...selling cars but pretty much anything".
So the seller finally answered the phone to tell me and I quote:
"the car was never in a smack"
"the car was 100% roadworthy when he delivered it to the transportation company"
"the gearbox was 100%"
"The diff has never been touched"
"The wiring and all the workmanship issues are ALB's, he has no responsibility for that"
He flatly denies that he has lied his way through this transaction time and time again.
When confronted with accident damage proof he admitted it may have been in a small knock "into a pole"
The air-conditioning components he removed and supposedly sold to me with the car - he first tells me were stolen from his bakkie then that ALB lost it... and then it was stolen and lost from ALB...- what BS
I gave him the opportunity to make me a fair offer towards the repair of the problems and he answered to say he would pay only for the aircon and hub... the smallest of the bills.
Sorry but this bloke represents the worst of the tuner community... all hat no cattle.... all trouser no pork sword. Grow a pair, take a spoon of cement and harden the f&ck up... you have been caught... do the right thing and make it right....
or else
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LMAO what a plonker
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scunick wrote:
Absolutely.... If said seller were to actually engage it would be a win all round.
Tobie wrote:
I once bought a R32 or two with lots and lots of things to fix, Harnesses, Diffs, gearboxes, paint, wheels, interior, turbos, cranks, oil pumps, wheel bearings etc. I got into a dispute with the seller and he gave me refunds on some of the parts I had to replace, maybe you can also try that? I still had to fork out big big money to fix everything but at least I got a small percentage back, every bit helps. My respect for the guy was also restored in a sense.
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Who was the seller?
FJ
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Same as those fake parts that was sold to them that they tried to pass off as original. That was when i became suspicious.
Ja this whole sale was bs dude! Were has common decency gone? But to be honest I found it very strange that he took so long to finish his project then he sells it so quickly after completion. My car will not go within 10km of alb after hearing this story and a few others to be honest. Its just a pitty that he wouldn't have the decency to try rectify this as it was a lot of money for a dud car that im sure he knew hsd many of these issues.
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Hey Nick, that pic of the stuffed gears, it doesn't look lekker. It looks as if they don't align and some of them looks a bit skimpy?
So just got off the phone with ALB and the following has been put on the record.
The seller left the employ of ALB under very bad circumstances.
The work done on the vehicle was not paid for by the seller.
A large proportion of the componentry fitted was knockoff Chinese crap that failed.
They take no responsibility for the work done.
And so the fun continues.
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Nick
Like sand through the hourglass... these are the days of our lives...
Always so shitty when this happens. At least we know who the guy is. Leaves such a bad taste, this dishonesty. Seems to be the culture in South Africa nowadays. Anyway, that is spilt milk, suppose. Good luck with the build/repairs and hope to see you at one of the runs.
Right... So entire interior stripped out and off to the trimmers. Should be out for about 3-4 weeks.
Decided on suede covered dash, suede and leather seats, suede door inserts, black roof lining and dark grey carpet. Should be nice. Add to that the near new centre and gear lever consoles and it's starting to get close to an interior that we can live with.
Still chasing the injectors around the world, new gearbox is in, coils have arrived, replacement hubs are on their way, replacement harness here, R33 GTR Brembo's being refurb'ed, disks and pads on order and management has arrived.
Still now end off the tunnel on diff, wheels and body harness.
Oh well, some progress is still progress!
Later
Nick
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Nice we want pics!!!!
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Dammmm sorry to hear the bad news bud, hope all goes well and you get her in prestine condition again. :200sx_200sx:
Right... Update time...
Hubs are in,
Wheels are on (LMGT 1's)
Dash complete and back in
Management installed
Rebuilt the tray supports in each of the quarters (they had been butchered for no reason) and welded in new trays
Straightened the front radiator support, cleaned ip the body welding and rewelded
Replaced all the intercooler piping
Replaced oil cooler and oil cooler hoses
Build oil cooler mounting bracket
Coils, plugs and injectors installed
Polished and installed the repaired, flowed and strengthened plenum
Installed new aircon unit and replaced the aircon loom (original loom was cut into a hundred pieces)
Replaced ignition loom ( numerous power jumps were found in the body loom)
Relocated battery to boot
Repaired the damaged bonnet hinges and returned bonnet to original orientation
Initial Dyno run had GTR motor delivering around 500hp on 1.2bar boost. Only one problem is it looks like the motor has previously detonated on cylinders 3&4 (detonation particles on the plugs) resulting in massive blow-by with smoke pissing out the cam breather. Joy of joys!!!! What I truly feared has come true. "Dickhead" has toasted the motor prior to selling it. We found that he stuffed the catch can full of crap to try and disguise the smoke.
Purchased a "low mileage" RB26 this pm. It's on it's away to the workshop. We are going to pull the head and sump and check I out. If it's as good inside as it looks outside we are going to run it with stock internals for a shirk. If any signs of wear we will rebuild with forged internals.
After the motor the front seats are back to the trimmer (not 100% happy with the fit), adjustable camber control arms to be installed, install flush mount bonnet pins (unless I can find a reasonably priced carbon bonnet), quick respray of the entire car and rear window rubbers to be replaced. After which we will run it till the diff lets go. I don't suspect it will be long. The diff is slapping like a prude at an ass pinchers convention.
Later
Nick
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really sorry to hear this but glad you haven't abandoned the project considering you were supposed to have bought a rebuilt beauty and get in and enjoy 🙄 now you stuck fixing other peoples mess ups
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