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Originally Posted by 911teo
I thought long and hard about writing this recap.
I do not think Timmins is dis-honest. I really don't.
I personally think this build was over his head. I think he believes he's a good engine builder but in fact he isn't.
It is not his fault that he was put into this.
As I mentioned earlier what bothers me is having used the bent case.
As per the engine blowing up who knows? I certainly do not have a single proof that the failure was caused by anything he did.
I really don't know what happened and both Bob Watson and Colin Benton at 9M could not/would not say what went wrong.
I am very pragmatic about these things.
I made the decision of going with Timmins. If he's not good enough it is not his fault.
It's like as if someone invested in a company and then ended up losing money because the company did not perform as well as expected.
They should have done their research better before investing. And so should I.
I eventually decided to write everything because of the tone of his last email.
After everything I went through with this engine I get a nasty reply as if I am bothering him ???
In all honesty I know what I paid Timmins, and I know what the parts cost and how much was the labor. He didn't make much more on my engine than on a stock rebuild.
Plus he probably ended up spending much more time on my build than any other.
That is why I never asked for an all out financial compensation from him (and as I said above there is little proof).
But I think this is another chapter of the story that deserved to be told.
If anybody asked me about Timmins I would say that up until the end he had been a nice, ready to help guy. Maybe a bit arrogant at time, but always nice.
Looking at how things went for me I would not use him again. Maybe we have both been unlucky.
Again I do not think Timmins is the MM of the East Coast. I do not thing he did anything with malice....
He was just in above his head...
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Wow sorry about all of this what a terrible thing to happen. here is the scary part. He teaches this stuff at a college level. WOW! If I were to do something like that with my business and then went to teach my students(I teach at a local college as well) man that is scary