so in the process of looking for a/c parts and other parts I thought the
prospective gt6 would need, I found another, nicer one for sale. looks
like I'll be buying that one.
that one, though, has a few rust holes that I remember my spitfire
having, and I got some replacement sheet metal from victoria british. I
remember being very disappointed with the quality of the panel, and I
ended up scouring the town for a body guy to fab the small panel I
needed rather than try to get the victoria british part to work. I
later ended up being kinda unhappy with a lot of what they sent me. not
all of it, but I remember thinking they weren't overly concerned with
what they were sending out.
has this changed any? this was about ten years ago.
the only other option at the time wasn't really an option--the guys
(whose name I can not now remember for the life of me) in pennsylvania.
you know 'em, big outfit, were building an inn/hotel last I paid
attention. had some bear teddy ruxpin mascot. did all things tr3-6,
and some late spitfire, but no early spitfire. I asked for four years,
and each time the early spit was right around the corner, but never
happened. I remember they said they had stuff, but never seemed around
to getting a list out. had to call each time and spent a lot of time on
hold.
anyhow, I suppose I'm asking to see who we get parts from nowadays.
specifically in this instance the lower rocker panel behind the front
wheel, but if prior experience is any indication, I forsee a long
relationship with somebody coming up since this one is good enough to
throw some money at and get it nice.
there was also a guy in california named nigel. he ran kind of a
spitfire junk yard, it seemed like. really nice to talk to over the
phone, but I only ever needed one thing from him. I can't remember the
name of his outfit either, but I remember thinking I wished he had more
available, because he seemed like he was really into spitfires as well.
is he still around, is he still that cool, and does anyone know the name
of his shop?
finally, were anyone to wish to talk some sense into me, now'd be the
time to do it. I was single (or at least not married) and worked a lot
less last time I went down this road, and there's probably a good reason
the spitfire spends its time idle. this is really not the place to ask,
but...am I insane?
thanks in advance.
scott
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