[Benchai]

Being scammed by a customer so I need to offload some things. Bought this set up recently thinking of fitting to KT but it's last on first off in the toys department. Sorry Mr Rusho, your ute won't have air as soon as I'd hoped

I believe this is everything for under the bonnet, needs a compressor though. There are three that come with, but two of them are not goers and the third is off a V8. Could be useful for brackets. Also has the underdash thingy. It came out of a coily and I've been reliably told that it all worked prior to removal, the stuffed compressor as a result of the removal.

Asking $350 ono

[DomGat]

PM'd!

[Benchai]

Sold pending payment

[sogone]

Scammed by a customer?? Fark. What happened.

[Benchai]

I did an interior in a HQ Ute. Comes in uncomplete with doors etc to be put back together and bits and pieces to find. I do all this for the customer, and the wait for parts, then guys to do work on it, combined with the owner doing the FIFO thing he's only hear one week out of four, so a job that should be gone in under a month easy is still here after 7 months. Second last time I rang him he asked about the full set of GTS gauges in the milk crate in the back. As soon as the POS arrived I checked everything and set aside all the sensitive stuff, and I know there wasn't any gauges there, but I can't convince him they weren't there. At the end of the day, if I had some sort of system for bringing those jobs in then I could tell him to blow it out his arse, but I have to weigh up the cost of arguing even though I know I'm right, or sourcing a set of gauges. A set can cost from $500 - $700. Can't wait to get rid of this car and the dick who owns it

[sogone]

Fark. Hope ya over charge him then!

[shep]

HQ LS monaro gauges any good?

[Benchai]

As long as they're with tacho, speedo, oil, temp, fuel, battery they'd be fine

[2stroker]

Don't change because of this bloke, mate Jacob and I loved dealing with you because your attitude and personal interest in our projects gave us confidence that we were in good hands and that was proven by the end product.

[shane1992]

Fark, I threw all this shit out, didnt think I could sell it for much!

[whincup]

shane1992 wrote:

Fark, I threw all this shit out, didnt think I could sell it for much!

[Rusho]

2stroker wrote:

Don't change because of this bloke, mate Jacob and I loved dealing with you because your attitude and personal interest in our projects gave us confidence that we were in good hands and that was proven by the end product.

Absofuckinlutely The work you did on my top was absolutely perfect. You are a magician at your craft and a true gentleman to go with it. Please don't let one Holden driving terd wreck your passion

[Benchai]

2stroker wrote:

Don't change because of this bloke, mate Jacob and I loved dealing with you because your attitude and personal interest in our projects gave us confidence that we were in good hands and that was proven by the end product.

I remember reading a story told by a Hapkido Instructor to a student who was going off the rails and couldn't understand why there were so many problems in her life. The story he told was of a master thief, who after many years of robbing houses had never been caught. When asked his secret, the theif replied that he would look at the front door of a house, and if the shoes at the door were neatly arranged, the house would be tidy, and so anything he took would soon be missed thereby increasing his chances of being caught. On the other hand, if the shoes were messy the house inside probably would be also, and so his intrusion wouldn't be noticed until long after he had made his getaway. I'm guessing it was only a parrable, but the message wasn't wasted on me.

The only thing I'm going to change Kas is what my customers see at the front door. If I'm properly organised, and expect them to be, then the smart crooks won't try anything on, or even better go up the road. The dumber ones who try will be shut down and hopefully I won't get caught like this again, or see them again.

It's funny how energy attracts energy. I enjoyed doing Jacob's jobs, enjoyed his energy and attitude, and this helped me to get a good result. Same applied to an EK dual cab custom, which I enjoyed for the same reasons, and getting a good result was easy. This ute has been a slog all the way, even before he started on the gauge thing. It was just hard work, though the result is still good, it didn't come easy.