Look Folks,
There have been some posts on this thread that have made me shake my head, but I went with them and said nothing. While these comments range from humorous to idiotic, I have kept quiet because they were not directed at the person who is charged with making my dream come true. Now that line has been crossed...
A little background:
I have stopped Gil at least twice, had him return the car to stock, and wait for me to figure out what I wanted to do with the car because the build became very taxing. For those of you that have no idea of what I am talking about, trying spending what most people pay for single family homes in less expensive areas on a car. For a while I was hell bent on getting an R8, but finally realized that I would ultimately regret giving up my project and not seeing it through. This is in large part to guys like Stephen, Gil, Chris, Dave, and a few select others.
The car was delivered to Gil in February 2014. Because most of the parts were coming from Japan, many of the parts did not start arriving until July or August of 2014 (there goes 5-6 months of downtime). The project was originally supposed to be very small and no where near what it has become. Gil has taken it all in stride and has helped me far more than any of you will know as far as pricing on parts, help lining things up, taking care of odds and ends for me as he knows that I am unable to do so. This build has gone through so many iterations that most of you (outside of Gil and I), will never know.
The fact that this man has taken my dream build on for me, stays up till 2am most nights working on my car, fights me tooth and nail on a regular basis to reimburse him monetarily for the changes and additional things I have since added to this build since our initial agreement, and does this while working, being a father, and still trying to have just a moment for himself now and then should speak volumes about the mans character, attitude, and passion for what he does.
THIS is the reason I write this. The man has earned my respect and loyalty. Regardless of how minor an insult to the work that this man has put into making my dream a reality, I will not stand for it...period. For those who do not like this, the solution is very simple; do NOT post here. Do NOT subscribe to this thread. I could care less for the opinion of those who are unable to do what Gil is doing. I think I have made my point, but perhaps not as concisely as I wished....
Crazy this build is still not finished yet
I would be very leery of opening my mouth on long wait times if I were you. Your shop could not even complete a group buy for carbon consoles that a body shop was making for you. By the way....Gil made mine himself... By the looks of your vehicle, you have very, very, little room to talk... Feel free not to post here again with your arrogance.
Wow - That is going to look great! Congrats to you and Gil. I especially like this angle. The gray panels with yellow stripe on the wheels even looks neat too....
Dave
Thanks Dave,
I think the cool artwork is what won me over! lol I asked Gil if I could keep the wheel covers when I get the car back.
