This is just a rant. One my good friends is putting together a 318 for my wife's 67 Fury wagon. He's one of the few old school shops around and we've been good friends since we were kids. His father was a well known mechanic back in the day so he was taught well and knows his stuff.
Anyway the 318 in the wagon was junk. I knew that buying the car. Since I have other cars and houses and such to work on I gave it to him to do. As he's putting together the other 318, (pretty much a freshening up, bottom end is fine) he keeps getting delivered the wrong parts. Oil pan gasket set comes in and it's the wrong one. New water pump comes in and it looks like it was a return with no gaskets or hardware included. They sent the wrong oil pump and he had to return it also. Doesn't anyone double check the parts going out? It's a freakin' 1967 318. He knows his stuff and gives them the same information and they still get it wrong. It's like the kids working the McDonald's drive-through. Every wrong delivery is another delay. He would've had the new motor in by now. Is it really that difficult to make sure the proper parts go out? He is doing me a huge favor but it's still his time that gets wasted. Unreal.
Rant over.
Anyway the 318 in the wagon was junk. I knew that buying the car. Since I have other cars and houses and such to work on I gave it to him to do. As he's putting together the other 318, (pretty much a freshening up, bottom end is fine) he keeps getting delivered the wrong parts. Oil pan gasket set comes in and it's the wrong one. New water pump comes in and it looks like it was a return with no gaskets or hardware included. They sent the wrong oil pump and he had to return it also. Doesn't anyone double check the parts going out? It's a freakin' 1967 318. He knows his stuff and gives them the same information and they still get it wrong. It's like the kids working the McDonald's drive-through. Every wrong delivery is another delay. He would've had the new motor in by now. Is it really that difficult to make sure the proper parts go out? He is doing me a huge favor but it's still his time that gets wasted. Unreal.
Rant over.