JANUARY early thread!
Lead Driver
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: missouri
dang rich..you better craw to work..then fall down there..
....... i had a rough day..got finished work and came home..a customer called..and want's me to get his parts to california by monday..so i headed back to the yard got the rest of his parts off came home and got a box made..will carry them down to mountain home tomorrow... and with a little over 400.00 they should be in california monday.. he must have more money than brains.. gonna cost him almost twice as much to ship as the parts cost
....... i had a rough day..got finished work and came home..a customer called..and want's me to get his parts to california by monday..so i headed back to the yard got the rest of his parts off came home and got a box made..will carry them down to mountain home tomorrow... and with a little over 400.00 they should be in california monday.. he must have more money than brains.. gonna cost him almost twice as much to ship as the parts cost
Postmaster
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From: Hollister MO
Great night in the shop! Got the dana 44 In place, back under the frame tonight! still need tho get the milled and drilled flat top knuckle picked up from mechanist in Springfield, then BigRed will be back on all 4 again!
Laughing Gas
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: SW Missouri
Whiskey
You think your shipping is crazy I am selling parts to a guy in Israel.
He wants a dash among a lot of other parts. The dash will cost 993 dollars to ship. A post office flat rate box about 12x12x10 cost 58 dollars to go over there. Some of those over seas guy really have to want to restore a car BAD to pay those kinda shipping prices
You think your shipping is crazy I am selling parts to a guy in Israel.
He wants a dash among a lot of other parts. The dash will cost 993 dollars to ship. A post office flat rate box about 12x12x10 cost 58 dollars to go over there. Some of those over seas guy really have to want to restore a car BAD to pay those kinda shipping prices
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Hotshot
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From: THIS IS SPARTA!, ...Mo.
Good Morning Everybody!
Good deal, Ches! Got any pictures?
RC, some people are just like that sometimes. I bet the parts sit until Friday in his shop before he puts them on, too.
Gonna meet Rich here in a few to get that manifold. I'm trying to hydrate myself. Too much soda and not enough water. I feel pretty rough. Don't fool yourself, it's even easier to get dehydrated in the winter time.
Good deal, Ches! Got any pictures?
RC, some people are just like that sometimes. I bet the parts sit until Friday in his shop before he puts them on, too.
Gonna meet Rich here in a few to get that manifold. I'm trying to hydrate myself. Too much soda and not enough water. I feel pretty rough. Don't fool yourself, it's even easier to get dehydrated in the winter time.
Lead Driver
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From: missouri
YEA larry i send alot of parts overseas..those guys over there are really into old american iron..i guess they have more money than us.. some of the prices are hard to see.. i sent a roof for a 49 chevy to germany awhile back.. cost more than i have in my truck..ha ha ha ha....... ..alan..this guy was serious i got up this morning and still no payment in my paypal..so i called him..he freaked out saying the parts had to be there monday morning...said he made the payment last night..somehow it didnt come thru..so i drove to mountain home and on the way he called and got it straightened out... he has a big car show it has to be at by wed.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: SW Missouri
RC
Some of the over seas guys spend money like water. I sold a guy in Sweden a 59 merc convertible and a parts car. He sent a shipping company to pick them up and took them to Houston and loaded on a container and away they went. Neither car was very good and he knew it.
Shipping to Israel is a entirely different deal. Their customs will not let them import electronics so can't send even a old car radio or a heater motor. Have to be very careful what I send and how it is labled on the customs sheet.
Will not do from that country again.
Some of the over seas guys spend money like water. I sold a guy in Sweden a 59 merc convertible and a parts car. He sent a shipping company to pick them up and took them to Houston and loaded on a container and away they went. Neither car was very good and he knew it.
Shipping to Israel is a entirely different deal. Their customs will not let them import electronics so can't send even a old car radio or a heater motor. Have to be very careful what I send and how it is labled on the customs sheet.
Will not do from that country again.
Hotshot
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From: THIS IS SPARTA!, ...Mo.
I back from my adventures. The guy swung by and picked up a fender I had from the parts truck. I also went over and checked out my niece's car to make sure it was ok to drive. (it was) I have to go pick up another truck tomorrow to scrap out for my brother in law. I have to put this exhaust manifold on that Rich gave. (You can have the 429 manifold back if you want, Bob.) ....and Lee dropped off a care package full of parts for me to put on his truck. Tomorrow looks like another full day. I want to have most of that done tomorrow so I can get that engine job over here on Monday.
Lead Driver
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From: Laquey, MO
The wife and I decided that the time has come to refinance the house for a lower rate. We've got a conditional approval with a much nicer rate as long as the appraisal comes up good. When they said that - it dawned on me that I need to get that bathroom moving again. So - despite the shoulder not working all that well - the drywall joints have had a first coat of joint compound and are drying. Maybe tomorrow I can get some initial sanding done in hopes of getting everything painted soon.
Have a good one friends!
Have a good one friends!