The old mantra "never tell a mechanic that your not in a rush" certainly rings true
So I turn up (unannounced) at the workshop yesterday and my car was on the hoist as promised. Unfortunately it hadn't been touched. I also asked him how many hours he has spent on the cobra since it arrived.. The answer .... wait for it... 16 hours!!
at least the bill for labour is small.
So, we sat down in the office and had a civil conversation in regards to my expectations and his ability to realistically deliver my car in 3 weeks. To cut a long story short he has agreed that he will now treat it as his main priority although I understand that he can't use all of his time on my car. I calmly gave him the option of installing the loom and dropping the engine in and then I would pick it up and finish it myself but he has assured me that he can do it. He wants to be at the dyno to ensure that the setup is correct and to dial it in properly and be able to deliver a finished product. Which sounds pretty good to me.
The agreement is that I leave him to his work for 2 weeks, but I have told him that I expect it to be pretty much ready for the dyno at that stage.
We will see, but atleast there will be some progress now.