Firstly, I am amazed by the lack of quality of that kit.
Secondly, Archie is so helpful.
I didn't even buy my Finale kit from Archie (I'm in the UK) and yet he still took time to send me a build manual and lot's of photos, for which I was extremely grateful.
Unfortunately, the e-mail was big and our IT dept at work deleted it before I could save them to a USB stick or my desktop! So, I no longer have them.
Archie even offered to send me a construction video!
If you're reading this Archie, I did e-mail you when you sent me the build photos and manual to say a heart felt thank you but you deserve it to be said here for all to see.
I'd happily pay you for the video and the postage if you still have a copy you can send to me, would you happen to have on on disc - I know the UK and US video formats differ for VCR's?
And if you have time to send the photos to me again by e-mail, I'd much appreciate that again too! e-mail address is:- dopamine@tiscali.co.uk
Many thanks!
------------------ Fiero 2M6 SE (1986) auto, red/orange notchback with aero body & rear wing, full black leather interior with RHD conversion.
Since I've been considering a NAF (formerly ASPP) kit for our Formula for quite some time, I'm very curious about the materials GT40Cory used. Is that a NAF kit or is that a cheap thin-gauge facsimile he concocted on his own? The end products I've seen from Jack Kube seemed to fit together much better. Archie (or anybody), what do you think? Is that what I'll get from Arizona? Thanks replicar experts.
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05:51 PM
Saxman Member
Posts: 5151 From: Melbourne, FL Registered: May 2005
He said he bought the molds from someone else, so they may be the real thing, but his sales practice and quality of material (along with his broken promises to buyers) has pretty much ruined any chances of making any more profitable sales. I have tried giving him a chance (or three), but he misled me again and again.
I bet you could get a pretty good deal on the molds about now if you really wanted them. I don't see how he can use them any more...
Thanks Saxman but I'm not after molds, I'm after GT40 Mark II fenders, doors, etc. Based on the things you (and others) have had to say and show, Cory is the absolutely last person I would want to try to work with on anything. We've been rebuilding our Formula mechanically for the past year and are finally getting close to stripping body panels. We know that we want a proven kit from a reliable source...
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Oct 2nd, 2006
Archie Member
Posts: 9436 From: Las Vegas, NV Registered: Dec 1999
See how nice those screws hold the hinges to the .080" thick fiberglass.
What junk.
Archie
PS....... JackS, if you want this body style Jack Kube is the only way to go. I've put V-8's into a few cars that had the NAF bodies on them & they were very nice cars.
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11:07 PM
Oct 3rd, 2006
DrCPU Member
Posts: 708 From: North Dumfries, On, Canada Registered: Jan 2004
I can add that a lot of people saw the POC at his open house (I did too - and you'd never think something could be build as poorly as this car). It so bad it has to be a bad joke - right?!
If it had been my business I might not have shown the car lest they think it was my (read Archie's) work. The only good thing about the kit car is that if you drive it down the road at more than 25mph you won't need to worry about taking the kit off. It will fall off all by itself.
Cory, this is going to catch up with you. I would not be surprised to read a headline in the local paper - something like this "Man found in field with entire kit car up his rectum" if you keep this up!
There is no excuse in the world for what Cory is doing. It's criminal - at best.
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11:30 AM
FieroMonkey Member
Posts: 3294 From: poway,CA,USA Registered: Nov 2002
wow. This is sickening. I suppose if anything good is to come from this, in that you guys are persistant with bumping this thread... people like me who are relatively new here get a nice heads up to people who do business like this. I'll be buying over the course of the winter or spring, but it won't be from him.
I don't know much about the kit that is pictured, but the one from NAF (ASPP) that I used came out great. Be advised, the thickness of the rear clip on top is the same as pictured here. I added a center hood pin to ensure that it doesn't catch air at speed. It could use reinforcement at the front edge, the back edge is a tight fit against the body as is...so there is little room to make it thicker. (My kit did not come with the fancy barn door hinges for the front hood either). It takes plenty of work to get door gaps,etc., to an acceptable fit...but can be done if you are patient.
Thought I'd repost one of my pix for the fellow thinking of going this direction with his rebody.
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12:29 PM
Archie Member
Posts: 9436 From: Las Vegas, NV Registered: Dec 1999
I don't know much about the kit that is pictured, but the one from NAF (ASPP) that I used came out great. Be advised, the thickness of the rear clip on top is the same as pictured here. I added a center hood pin to ensure that it doesn't catch air at speed. It could use reinforcement at the front edge, the back edge is a tight fit against the body as is...so there is little room to make it thicker. (My kit did not come with the fancy barn door hinges for the front hood either). It takes plenty of work to get door gaps,etc., to an acceptable fit...but can be done if you are patient.
Thought I'd repost one of my pix for the fellow thinking of going this direction with his rebody.
I've worked with the NAF (ASSP) kits several times in the past. Over the years I've put V-8 engines in 3 or 4 of them & they are GREAT kits. Jack puts out good stuff.
This Black one we have here is only .060" to .100" thick throughout the whole body. For example, when the rear clip is opened, if there isn't someone there to support it's weight it would tear away at the hinges. I've never seen a Jack Kube kit that was like that.
Archie
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07:52 PM
Saxman Member
Posts: 5151 From: Melbourne, FL Registered: May 2005
It looks like eBay took away the bidder contact information so good folks can't warn bidders about bad sellers like him. There must be a way to help people avoid sellers like this, isn't there?
Now I am going to avoid eBay. Their policy is not helping the buyer - only bad sellers who get new user names. Again - this policy is helping bad sellers and hurting buyers...
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Nov 20th, 2006
Saxman Member
Posts: 5151 From: Melbourne, FL Registered: May 2005
He never got a rating from the previous sales, so I wonder if the buyers ran when he saw the quality. Or perhaps Cory Reynolds lied about another sale and got caught. Nahh - he would never do that!
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03:49 PM
Saxman Member
Posts: 5151 From: Melbourne, FL Registered: May 2005
i know this guy is a jack ass but if this is not him and is someone who got it and is in over his head i would think about buying it. archy what would you think off this as acar body if i zused the body pannels to the car and glased the hood-front clip and trunk-bumper togeather more along the lines of a race car body.
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09:24 AM
Archie Member
Posts: 9436 From: Las Vegas, NV Registered: Dec 1999
i know this guy is a jack ass but if this is not him and is someone who got it and is in over his head i would think about buying it. archy what would you think off this as acar body if i zused the body pannels to the car and glased the hood-front clip and trunk-bumper togeather more along the lines of a race car body.
That would still be a lot of work.
Heck, the guy from Quatar who bought that POS I have here would be happy to sell the whole car body & all for $3000. Just to get rid of it & he paid $7500.
Archie
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09:47 AM
Jan 10th, 2007
F-I-E-R-O Member
Posts: 8410 From: Endwell, NY Registered: Jan 2005
Just for another bump. Sorry to hear about the misfortune.
FYI. It wasn't an instruction video or manual but Archie had an old video tape of a replica similar to the one I own. He also sent me a copy at no charge.
The video wasn't for my actual replica and it was a copy of a copy of a copy but I didn't really have any documentation regarding my car and it goes to show how nice some people are (Archie). I too offered to pay for the video and the time / shipping but it just arrived one day (a nice surprise as I had forgotten that we spoke about it).
I've done the same thing in the past with documentation , replica magazine articles that fellow forum members needed etc. It's nice that there are still people out their willing to take time out of their busy day to do little things like this. It's much appreciated.
WOW I almost bid on that exact one thanks for savin my ass saxman and archie... I want your purple people eater still... is there some way to make payments? I wanted that kit car and yeah you do get what you pay for I guess... I'd use it to start my what not to do's guide to bodyglassin'....
My blind friend can line up body panels better than that... lol
chris
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05:37 AM
Saxman Member
Posts: 5151 From: Melbourne, FL Registered: May 2005
WOW I almost bid on that exact one thanks for savin my ass saxman and archie... I want your purple people eater still... is there some way to make payments? I wanted that kit car and yeah you do get what you pay for I guess... I'd use it to start my what not to do's guide to bodyglassin'....
My blind friend can line up body panels better than that... lol
chris
I'm just glad someone reputable like Archie came on board with his find so I didn't look like the only person who had problems with his work.
Cory still says he will pay me $1000 back - $100 at a time. I told him a long time ago that I wouldn't have anything to complain about if he made OUR deal right by giving back the $1000, so we'll see what happens. He paid $93 many months ago but said he needed to sell some kits to keep the 100's coming, so I guess that will be a while. Plus, he was still trash-talking about me to other people at the same time. He told me that he'd send money from car sales a year ago, then sold two cars and never gave me a cent from those. But, I'm forever the optimist...
Also, Chris, I'd give you a payment plan on Purple-Pain, but my divorce payments would be larger, so no can do.
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06:28 AM
PaulJK Member
Posts: 6638 From: Los Angeles Registered: Oct 2001
Well, I see that Cory Reynolds (eBay ID "lilboatsman") has resorted to selling to his mom (eBay ID "1970ss396chevelle4speed") so that they can get good ratings to make up for the stuff he still owes money for. (he promised to send $900 more but suddenly dropped off the face of the earth again)
Apparently, his name is Cory and he deals with GT 40 stuff, too. There is even a phone number (Archie) in case a past buyer wants to get in touch about a crappy GT 40 conversion he paid for...
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Apr 22nd, 2007
Doc John Member
Posts: 749 From: Fayetteville, Arkansas Registered: Feb 2007
I took a good, long look at this car at Archies on Friday. It is sad to see that someone would sell this to a customer, sight unseen, knowing that it was a total disaster. Yes, it sort-of looks like a GT-40; if the light is poor and you are standing at a distance (say, 500 feet). Up close, it is pretty bad. It looks worse that the pictures in this thread show. The fiberglass is so thin I couldn't find a single spot that I couldn't deflect with even modest poke of my finger.
I christen thee "Flexible Flyer."
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Jul 22nd, 2007
Saxman Member
Posts: 5151 From: Melbourne, FL Registered: May 2005
An August bump for the new guys. Thanks for the reminder, jmarek78...
Oh - jmarek78, you may be PO'd that there is a link to your "Cory-build-thread," but it is only to serve as fair warning to others about this guy. Just because your kit is a little better than the one Archie holds doesn't mean he has changed his business practices.
I wish someone could have given me the warnings you received on your sale with Cory. Hmm - our warnings sure helped you get a better kit on this one, didn't it? Without it, he would have given you a piece of crap like Archie is holding.
I still wish you luck on your kit even though you resort to name calling - much like Cory did. I am not the "prick" you think I am.
Oh - and why are you not bashing Archie for posting on your sacred build thread? He actually put a link in your thread...(and I'm the "prick")
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avengador1 Member
Posts: 35468 From: Orlando, Florida Registered: Oct 2001
If he gets mad because others post a warning about the seller of the kit, he is the one being a "prick". The best part is he has no control as to who posts what in "his" thread, that is the nature of a public forum. If he wants to call people names for warning others he should be prepared to get some flack about it. It looks like that kit still has many issues with it. He even states that it took him 40 hours to get the door sill to match up to the body and the hinges for the rear flip up cover look like they will eventually rip out of the fiberglass, from all the weight they have to support. Also the gaps on those parts will need many more hours of work to make them match up correctly. That certainly is not one of the better kits out there.
Hang on a second there, avengador1. I am not upset about posts warning about the seller of this kit. I was calling out Saxman for trashing my work and my character. It was and is completely uncalled for. I will say it again here: Cory is not building my car. I am. I'm not here to defend anything Cory has done, and yet I am being attacked for buying a damn kit car. UNBELIEVABLE.
Archie posted a link to this thread to answer a question that was put in my build thread. Why would I bash him for that?
I have already acknowledged that my kit has shortcomings, and I bought the kit fully aware of them. I also already acknowledged my appreciation for knowing what to expect when dealing with Cory. Linking to my work from here serves as nothing but an advertisement for Cory's work and an invitation for people to trash mine.
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