This sprang to mind, as I remembered the last ground up restoration I
did for someone.
They came over one day to see how I was doing and I told them I was
going to drive the car around the block for the first time.
They asked if they could drive the test run, and I said, well ok.
Note, this was not a professional restoration, but a favor.
I did not see them again for two weeks. Then the guy came in and
complained that some of the switches were not working.
No wonder, since I had never hooked them up! All I had done was get the
car drivable, nothing else had been finished.
Kelvin.
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul T. Root [mailto:ptroot@iaces.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:11 AM
To: Dodd, Kelvin
Cc: Eric Erickson; MG LIST
Subject: Re: Mark Evans MG for sale
That's true, I hadn't thought of that.
They never even mentioned wiring, if I remember correctly.
That seems to be typical. Watching "Overhaulin'" once in a
while, they never say a word about wires.
Dodd, Kelvin wrote:
> Ummm. I might point out that the car was built on a very tight
> schedule. Even though overall the quality of the work looks really
> good, I'd be a little leery of the car being "well sorted".
>
> The reality of the time lines and production schedules mean that there
> may be a lot of sorting that needs to be done that was glossed over.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Kelvin.
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