View Full Version : Delivery - 2012-08-12
hrosenthal
08-12-2012, 09:31 PM
The day finally arrived.
I've read so many stories about how smoothly their deliveries have gone, but mine - not quite so.
That's not to say it's the fault of FFR or Stewart Transport. Both did a great job (although I've only inventoried 3 boxes so far).
Tractor trailers cannot get into my neighborhood, so Stewart needed to pull in to a large parking lot nearby and I had to rent a trailer to drive the remaining two miles to my house.
It was a 6 hour project (I needed to run out and rent a trailer and buy plywood that morning), but considering the situation, it went very smoothly.
I did notice two chips in the body, but I assume those won't be a problem when the final body work is done. I'll be confirming that with FFR tomorrow.
Here are some pix.112761127711278112791128011281112821128311285
SStrong
08-12-2012, 09:49 PM
My wife is from Westbury, went to high school in Old Westbury. I've been there twice, and they are not truck friendly (not many pickups in the neighborhoods or on the LIE as I remember). Congratulations on getting your car. Looks like you have lots of room. Have fun!
hrosenthal
08-12-2012, 10:24 PM
Yeah, I'm kind of an oddball. A lot of people here don't understand the satisfaction that comes from doing something like this. The mentality here is - if you want something, just buy it? Not the attitude I want my kids to grow up with - seems like kind of an empty life to me.
JeepFlyer
08-13-2012, 01:27 AM
I did notice two chips in the body, but I assume those won't be a problem when the final body work is done. I'll be confirming that with FFR tomorrow.
Do you have any pictures of the chips? Just curious if it is comparable to my experience.
When you get the body off, check the top of your DS footbox and let me know if there are any initials :p
SCFFR
08-13-2012, 06:04 AM
Congratulations on your new project. Since I live in a rural location, I pretty much knew the semi wouldn't be able to get to my gararage so did the same as you. I have a friend who has a huge barn/warehouse on his farm so dropped my base kit there. I did make a big dolly/cart to set the car on and used that to roll it on a trailer to bring it to my garage. In my case, they were about 12 hours late so we had to unload in the dark instead of the morning which was a pain. The truck does have lights but I was using a flashlight to look for dents/chips/cracks, etc.
Unless the fiberglass is cracked all the way through, any chips in the gelcoat can be easily repaired. You will see this when you grind down the seams when you start your bodywork.
hrosenthal
08-13-2012, 07:34 AM
I'll take a picture tonight and post it. It doesn't seem too bad, maybe just the gelcoat. Other than that it seems fine. Did you have problems with the body? how did you handle it?
MPTech
08-13-2012, 09:01 AM
I'm sure the extra effort will be worth it when all is said & done.
The important thing is that you completed that challenge and it's now in your garage.
Tell us about your build plans.
hrosenthal
08-13-2012, 09:18 AM
Build plans? It's a project in itself to get through the inventory. I plan to spend one day / week working on it. I'm hoping that I'll be done in a year, but realistically, I'm thinking 2 years.
Gumball
08-13-2012, 10:10 AM
Congratulations -what a great day that always is!!! I just hope that you didn't start a tradition for your car being in that Police Department parking lot.
As for the body, don't worry - it's fiberglass and any chips, scuffs, cracks, etc... will be taken care of during your bodywork phase.
One day/week?? Unless you have incredible discipline or commitments six days/week for 52 weeks, that isnt going to be the case. Once you see it starting to look like a car, then its game on! I cant tell you the number of nights I snuck back into the garage and worked until two or three AM! The wife just couldnt figure out why I was hitting the snooze button more than usual. Congratulations!
skullandbones
08-13-2012, 11:49 AM
I think SCFFR and I both did the unloading in the dark and twelve hours overdue thing. The only thing that got me through the ordeal was the adrenaline rush of finally getting my roadster. Yours looked like a well controlled event. Curb service would have been nice but that will be just one more memory jogger when you're thinking back. I know I will never forget the night/next morning when I got mine!!! WEK.
Rootbeer Roadster
08-13-2012, 02:40 PM
My experience was similar to yours. The truck couldn't get to my house either. I hired a flat bed tow truck to get it home. It was an extra $100 and an hour delay, but it was all forgotten when it was safely tucked away in the garage. I also had some deep scratches and gouges in mine. It may have been shipping damage, but who knows. It was easily fixed along with all the other body work. Enjoy your build. You're starting an amazing adventure.
Jeff
JeepFlyer
08-13-2012, 11:50 PM
I'll take a picture tonight and post it. It doesn't seem too bad, maybe just the gelcoat. Other than that it seems fine. Did you have problems with the body? how did you handle it?
My Post-Delivery Thread (http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?7167-How-Does-FFR-Store-Bodies)
Still waiting to hear back from FFR. I'll probably call them tomorrow, and/or call Stewart as well. FFR claimed there was no damage on the body when it left the factory, so if that's the case it was during transport.
SCFFR
08-14-2012, 05:45 AM
Sounds like we all agree that the "magical" moment was when the car was finally in our garages regardless of how it got there. The driver that brought my car has said he had dropped three cars in the last six months (due to a bad lift bracket) so I was glad to get mine on the ground in one piece (okay, many pieces). For me, having it in the garage means that I can work on it at any time and when I'm not working on it, I can be planning on what I will do next.
Good luck!!!