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siddr20 Grand Master

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WOW Sk you really do take care of your customers!! You even covered the extra costs from your pockets.. :pwned: is that a service or what..

Spotted you the other day at the shops actually.. Always wondered what your plates mean (on the stagea)..

anyways..

Guess theres always two sides of the story..

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mokompri Community Regular

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Interesting that everyone is ready to jump SK when it was quite obvious that he was performing a favour. I have a mate who is a mechanical engineer/engine builder who was in the same boat doing work for me. I respected that he had a full time job doing other work and he had to work around me. That not many other people could do the work I required or had my trust I waited. And in the end I had an awesome engine that no one else could have/buy. Keep in mind that it was a 400cc 5 valve twin cam moto engine but none the less it is still the same.

normally i dont comment in these threads where i have no business, but since you seem to think your opinion is so highly valued here, i thought i would give mine to you.

every single post of yours in this thread has been nothing but worthless slander or opinion, being quite a serious situation for the people involved i dont see the need for you to troll blindly. SK is a grown man and can defend himself, as he has.

fwiw, theres a very large difference between paying large sums of money for contracted work, and getting your 'mate' to help you out.

felixy69 Rising Star

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Just so that no one is under any disillusions here. I have sent Felix 25 pictures of his RB30 bottom end at every stage of the build process. That includes pictures of every part used and all machining work done. I have also written 41 emails and sent countless PM's. I have even sent him a picture of the crate that his engine will be packed into. As far as I am aware I only owe him one picture and that's the one of his engine in the crate ready for shipping, obviously I can't send him that picture until it is actually ready.

In those emails and PM's I have answered over 100 questions, supplied more than 15 pages of technical and engineering suggestions to his questions and problems. Not just on engines but on every aspect of an R32GTR. If I had been charging my usual engineering rates by the hour, he would owe me enough to build 5 engines.

Due to the delay I haven’t asked for any progress payments. I have covered the costs myself, personally, because I felt that it wasn’t fair to ask him for the payments even though they were entitled under the terms of the supply contract.

:P cheers :)

PS; Felix, please, email and PM is better than an open forum. I does neither of us any good.

hey i am sorry, may be i did go over board alittle, i am just too eager to get my bottom end, please try yout best to get it done soon.

thanks

yogi000 Mentor

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how bout for the next rb30 build, a timeline with specific dates will NOT be provided, more a (at best) estimation.

and make sure he lets the client know there has been cases of massive delays in the past but the end product is still provided as promised.

some customers are understanding.....some are not!

Starionturbo Mentor

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I dont know sydneykid and I have never dealt with him, but the situation these guys have been put through is ridiculous.

In Buisness, never promise what you cant deliver.

I myself get very irritated over excuses, particularly if I have paid upfront. You guys talk as if he is building some exotic Multi valve V12 Ferrari Motor, wake up and smell the coffee its just a common RB thats in about a billion Skylines and VLs and everyone elses priorities and schedules must change to suit because he has given you advice and runs a race team.

Makes me laugh!

Beer Baron Grand Master

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What does a bottom end mean? just the block without the head? does it mean it has no pistons as well, it's just the physical engine block?

a bottom end means prepped and bored block, crank, rods, rings, bearings usually oil pump and water pump too. basically all ready to accept a head on it. also known as a short motor.

a bare block is just called a block.

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Look I really think that this thread should get closed. Speak to the guy (On the telephone or face to face) and if he tells you to get stuffed then hire a solicitor. If he gives you a reason as to why it is taking so long think about it. We rely on people who screw us around every day and we all deal with it. I personally wouldn't ever give someone in another country that I didn't personally know thousands of dollars for any service, regardless of what other people (on an internet forum) said about him, especially if I hadn't even spoken to him. Just my 2c worth, think about it before you flame me.
normally i dont comment in these threads where i have no business, but since you seem to think your opinion is so highly valued here, i thought i would give mine to you.

every single post of yours in this thread has been nothing but worthless slander or opinion, being quite a serious situation for the people involved i dont see the need for you to troll blindly. SK is a grown man and can defend himself, as he has.

fwiw, theres a very large difference between paying large sums of money for contracted work, and getting your 'mate' to help you out.

Thank you for your feedback mate. I will review this and add it to my new spiritual guidance plan. I was trying to make a point of saying that a lot of the comments here should be kept off an open forum. I tried to use comparisons that people could empathise with. Im sorry if you misunderstood the point that I was trying to make.

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