Ok, I'm getting impatient and the lack of any urgency to get this car on the road is driving me a bit crazy. I gave Jeff a call this morning and he said all the repairs were complete, but he still needed to look into why the front tires are rubbing. He said I would need to pay the panel-beater shop for the repairs though, so we drove out to Petone to take care of it.
Jenn hadn't seen it in person, so it was a good chance to drop by and show her. She couldn't stop laughing! Jeff sent us down the road to see Richard at Bruce Thomson Motor Bodies to pay for all the repairs. The car looks really great, and they did an awesome job removing all the rust and protective-coating it. Richard said within an hour and a half of the car sitting in front of his shop, about 6 people came by to tell him all about it. The AZ1 is already building a reputation!
The bad news is that is was a lot more expensive to fix than I expected. The bill from the repair shop was $1733, which brings up the total costs of the car to $16,389, not including whatever Jeff's fees are. Quite the expensive toy.
The impression I got from Jeff was that the car could potentially need new tires, new rims, modification to the steering, or who knows what else. And it doesn't sound like I'll have it tomorrow, or even this week. Bummed.
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