Deadbeat thread update

[benoitthegr8]

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/turbo-lounge/287876-deadbeat-section.html

Well I wanted to do an update on the second post in the above thread since some good came out of the situation. I was finally able to contact Red via facebook after about a year. We discussed the situation and came to the conclusion that the best scenario was for me to come and get my motor as is, he had built the shortblock and a majority of the other part were recovered as well. Needless to say I was relieved to finally get all those items back into my possession. I agreed that I would clear his name on the board, thus he does not owe me anything, and what I had paid him covered the machining and assembly of the short block. Red had evidently ran into some hard times, went through a divorce, his business tanked and had gotten his cell shut off and did not have net access for a while. Being that I had written the motor off and started piecing together another block, this was a pleasant surprise. For all intensive purposes he could have sold the motor parts and there would be nothing anyone could do... he manned up and made things right between us and I respect him doing that.

 

[GNBRETT]

Glad to hear it all worked out. Some people are man enough to make things right. Which is more then I can say for most who have been hosed on this board at one time or another.

 

[DailyDrifter]

Good deal Ben. I tried to call you 5 mins ago, are you still in the states?

 

[benoitthegr8]

Dave, I actually typed this up in the airport waiting to catch my flight back to the Philippines, I'm in Tokyo now waiting on my connecting flight... gotta love boingo wireless. I'll be back in the summer time, sorry we couldn't get up but the last 2 weeks was busy busy. I barely had time to make the 7 hour round trip to VA to get the block, but had to make time to fit that in... Have fun at the TB.com event... wish I could stayed another week to attend.

 

[DailyDriverPerf]

(THIS IS REDS HOT AIR)
Glad we finally got together and got things satified. hard times aint the word for what I have been thru but Im back on my feet and kicking. I dont always have access to get online but im trying more and more

Ben hollor at me when back in the states if you come up with anything missing other than the couple things we talked about that I will be digging around thru all my stuff looking for them couple pieces. I have a 40 ft container full of buick parts along with stuff stacked in a shed at my moms.

Im hoping to get back to working on and with the buick community once again.

btw the name change on here came from lack of knowing my old password and no longer have the email account attached to that account and besides I havent had a hot air car for many years now lol

 

[benoitthegr8]

Red, thanks for meeting me on my rather tight time schedule, I'll get up with you in the summertime once I return... again glad to see your busy with work and back turning with the wrenches again...

BT