As seen on TV!
Jul 31, 2016 | 06:40 PM
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As seen on TV!
Have you ever seen someone replace a reinforcement bar by cutting up the car from the top?
Jul 31, 2016 | 06:46 PM
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Hi P,
Those nice sharp corner cuts in the fiberglass are going to be a pleasure to conceal… especially after the car's been painted for a couple of years.
???
Regards,
Alan
Jul 31, 2016 | 08:04 PM
Melting Slicks
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Holy hackjob Batman!
Jul 31, 2016 | 08:49 PM
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Quote:
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Alan 71
Hi P,
Those nice sharp corner cuts in the fiberglass are going to be a pleasure to conceal… especially after the car's been painted for a couple of years.
???
Regards,
Alan
What was the thought process that went into that idea?
Jul 31, 2016 | 09:13 PM
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FantomWorks? I saw that episode, brief shot to the cut away surround panel.
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Aug 1, 2016 | 07:36 AM
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3JsVette
...What was the thought process that went into that idea?...
Ignorance. Not knowing enough about C3s to know how to make the proper repair.
Aug 1, 2016 | 09:28 AM
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Aug 1, 2016 | 10:12 AM
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Funny enough, but sadly there will probably be a couple of hundred cars being hacked up because some of the owners watching these shows think that the bozos in them have a clue about what they're doing.
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Aug 3, 2016 | 11:28 AM
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wow, can not believe they did that !
Aug 3, 2016 | 04:07 PM
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Even pros can do Bubba work when they don't know what they're working on.
Aug 4, 2016 | 11:02 AM
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FantomWorks, not one of my favorite examples...but??? Strange, you never see the shows about do-overs???
Aug 4, 2016 | 11:38 AM
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Wow..
they'll regret that soon..
I guess they didn't find my pdf on how do to this from below.
http://repairs.willcoxcorvette.com/1...-installation/
There should be a thread on here possibly as a sticky titled "What not to do to your car" and this would be one of the first post...
Willcox
Last edited by Willcox Corvette; Aug 4, 2016 at 11:40 AM .
Aug 4, 2016 | 02:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
3JsVette
What was the thought process that went into that idea?
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Easy Mike
Ignorance. Not knowing enough about C3s to know how to make the proper repair.
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Originally Posted by
Willcox Corvette
Wow..
they'll regret that soon..
I guess they didn't find my pdf on how do to this from below.
http://repairs.willcoxcorvette.com/1...-installation/
There should be a thread on here possibly as a sticky titled "What not to do to your car" and this would be one of the first post...
Willcox
They didn`t do their homework!
Aug 6, 2016 | 06:11 PM
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if you/somebody was stupid enough to take off the header bar and bonding strips too,how would you re-align them or does the header bar only go in 1 place?,and what about the height ?,im sure that makes a difference as to headlight fitment?
Aug 6, 2016 | 06:19 PM
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OBVIOUSLY someone DOES NOT have a clue knowing how to work on a Corvette.
MAN-OH-MAN.....Are they going to regret that in time.....I would bet on it. 6 points where the seam can begin to crack.
And what is CRAZY...no one there knows about the 'Corvette Forum' and asked for help.
DUB
Aug 6, 2016 | 08:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Willcox Corvette
Wow..
they'll regret that soon..
I guess they didn't find my pdf on how do to this from below.
http://repairs.willcoxcorvette.com/1...-installation/
There should be a thread on here possibly as a sticky titled "What not to do to your car" and this would be one of the first post...
Willcox
Aug 8, 2016 | 03:19 PM
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Holy crack probagation - batman
Aug 8, 2016 | 05:24 PM
Melting Slicks
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BBCorv70
FantomWorks? I saw that episode, brief shot to the cut away surround panel.
Yep, I liked to freak out when they showed that. Some should send them a link to the forum. I think that guy spent over 100K to fix that vette.
Aug 8, 2016 | 09:06 PM
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It was FantomWorks. The fuel line was an abortion too. That Vette will catch on fire in no time!