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Yes, the issues stem from work done almost 2 yrs. ago, and I should've made that clear in my first post. But, I did not know about them until last summer and have attempted to reslove them since. The white 90TT referred to was sold in 04/05. The work done on it in question was b/t 05/04 and 09/04. I sold it to a life long friend w/ the knowledge that it didn't have any problems. I knew nothing of the missing dp bolt or t-rod nut(after the t-rod installation I did not have it aligned b/c it felt dead on and the tires were not wearing unevenly). I have helped my friend work on his 90 n/a for years, and now his tt. We found the dp issue when we replaced the pass. turbo coolant line after I sold it to him, and after running commercial strength fuel inj. cleaner there was smoke pouring from b/t the turbo & dp(summer 05). The missing t-rod nut was discovered after inspecting the front end for a clunking noise(summer 05). I felt that I was still partly responsible for the screw ups b/c they happened when I owned the car. Maybe I should have sold the car to someone I didn't know -then this would never have come up. When I called about the cats(fall 05) I asked for a price and then made it clear that I left some @ Z1 when I got test pipes put on about 1.5 yrs. ago. I was immediately told that didn't make a difference and they were still $300. ****Correction: I WAS informed that the pass. turbo had to be removed and drilled to install the dp since the top bolt had been broken off in it -I wrote that I was not informed about it in my first post. The receipt says that the turbo was removed and drilled, and I was charged $200 -that is a cheap price to do it for considering labor. I assumed that it had not been done upon discovering the missing bolt and exhaust leak there. A new grade 8 bolt would not thread into the turbo -it threaded through the dp and then just hit a stop, leading me to believe that the old bolt was still broken off in the turbo.
So here's the real problem: I was informed that certain work was done, paid for it, and then realized it was never done in the first place. It is possible that the new bolt broke off again on its own, but highly unlikely since the exhaust system never struck anything and was never removed. I did not realize that my post would create such an uproar. I knew that it may not look good on Z1, but I figured since they do so much business that this woudn't make any difference. I would like to do business with Z1, but am extremely hesitant to now. I just wanted to make that known.
Also, I should have attempted to contact Russell through this forum. It honestly never crossed my mind to do such, b/t attempted calls and e-mails.
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