78 Miles

[madmaxx]

I am a woose, if I had a headache for two days I would be going to get an MRI. My incison is 2 inches long when measured with a ruler, wife told me it was 4 inches.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by madmaxx

My incison is 2 inches long when measured with a ruler, wife told me it was 4 inches.

No doubt because over the years you have managed to convince her that something that is only two inches long really is four inches....

[madmaxx]

It makes me feel good and she thinks she married a stud!!!!

Originally Posted by patrickt

No doubt because over the years you have managed to convince her that something that is only two inches long really is four inches....

[avanti-176]

Originally Posted by madmaxx

I would never ever suffer for years. The year is 2011, solutions exist just go to world renowned doctors and medical centers.

I agree with you there, believe me I tried, problem was that I had none of the normal symptoms such as the pain and tingleing in your back,arm and hands. The neurologists kept telling me they were just bad migrains and would really not listen to me when I told them it was physical not phychological, kept telling me they were stress related. I like my life at the moment, I have no stress!!

Finally got tired of the doctors here and got ahold of the woman that grew up next to me and was my babysitter, her husband just happens to be one of the foremost spinal reconstruction surgeons in the country, he talked to me for ten minutes on the phone then called my nuerologist got them to give me the MRI I had been asking for, took one look at it and said,"get down here (he is 5 hours away in maryland), get down here RIGHT now."
Went down a few days later had the surgery, all the pain is now gone and I get to play golf this week for the first time this year.

He told me another month or two and I may not be walking anymore.

Just goes to prove "its not what you know, it's who you know."


I will still take any amount of engine trouble over having my neck open with my spinal chord, trachea, jugular veins and whatever else exposed to the elements......maybe that is just me.

[madmaxx]

You just made my day, I was afraid to ask how your recovery was going sounds like you will be 100% Neurologist = idiot, she wante to wait 3 months, my surgeon said my hand would have been dead and should have had surgery immediately. I told him to fix my lower back, he said come back in 6 months after doing core exercises. He dont care about pain only loss of motor skills, told me I had a propensity towards surgery, i told him no sheet it works, the guy is my hero.

Originally Posted by avanti-176

I agree with you there, believe me I tried, problem was that I had none of the normal symptoms such as the pain and tingleing in your back,arm and hands. The neurologists kept telling me they were just bad migrains and would really not listen to me when I told them it was physical not phychological, kept telling me they were stress related. I like my life at the moment, I have no stress!!

Finally got tired of the doctors here and got ahold of the woman that grew up next to me and was my babysitter, her husband just happens to be one of the foremost spinal reconstruction surgeons in the country, he talked to me for ten minutes on the phone then called my nuerologist got them to give me the MRI I had been asking for, took one look at it and said,"get down here (he is 5 hours away in maryland), get down here RIGHT now."
Went down a few days later had the surgery, all the pain is now gone and I get to play golf this week for the first time this year.

He told me another month or two and I may not be walking anymore.

Just goes to prove "its not what you know, it's who you know."


I will still take any amount of engine trouble over having my neck open with my spinal chord, trachea, jugular veins and whatever else exposed to the elements......maybe that is just me.

[RodKnock]

No disrespect to everyone who's health is below par and, I know I'm the proverbial "pot calling the kettle black", but maybe the Tinman can get this thread back on track with an update.

I mean, I'm depressed now.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

I mean, I'm depressed now.

Hah! Like that's anything new.

[dave from mesa]

Originally Posted by RodKnock

No disrespect to everyone who's health is below par and, I know I'm the proverbial "pot calling the kettle black", but maybe the Tinman can get this thread back on track with an update.

I mean, I'm depressed now.

I agree.
Except with the depressed part. I'm retired, don't have time to be depressed.

[madmaxx]

Sorry, I thought this was a misery thread, in the end Avanti-176 and myself will be better before his issue is fixed, but then again his does not require brain surgery, LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!

I would yank that engine and trans, send chassis to KC, have him install engine and trans and start driving. As Avanti figured out some people will never know the answer, they dont have the ability. When he picked the car up they warned of a shifting problem, wtf, I would have had a payment problem. Car took over a year, come on, wtf, talking about insanity.

[avanti-176]

'tis true, did not mean to hijack Tin-man's thread.

Maddmax, one last thing, physical therapy, do it! and do it with conviction, it has probably cut my 100% return time in half. Work on your posture it is the root of a majority of our evils, been working hard on it for 3 months now and can't tell you how much better the rest of my body feels, not just the neck.

Now back to our regularly scheduled thread!!

Very interested in Tin-man's diagnosis, fuel injection and electronics are wonderful things when working correctly but when it starts to go bad.....

The main reason I got the Cobra is because it is basically just 4 wheels and a motor, fewer things to go wrong, that is the inherant beauty of these cars, like an old Jeep, perfectly simple and perfectly suited for it's intended purpose.

[Jamo]

Damn, and I was just getting ready to describe in detail my suffering from an anal fissure about 20 years ago...

Oh well, love seeing folks get back on track on their own...like self-sealing bicycle tires. Good on y'all.

Tinman...be fearful of too many asses bumping into each other in the kitchen. Let the folks who put it together sort it out...seems to me this falls within their arena.

...and for chrissakes, don't get any damn attorneys involved...yet. We like stuff to be really truly FUBAR before we come in. More fun, and more money.

[Spoooky]

Tin-Man,

I am the other owner of the 511 in Phoenix. I have a TKO-600 trans and NO FUEL INJECTION.... I have Holley 4 barrel. Maybe that is a blessing. All you guys that have the fuel injected 511's have tuning issues. Mine runs really great. I have #3 motor. I was the one that had the rings that stuck and it took a little time but Roush made things right for me. Now I dealt with Todd Andrews who is now working for Superformance and with Lance. Todd is a great guy who may offer a suggestion. I also would strongly recommend taking it to Hot Rods by Dean here in Phoenix. Charlie really knows these cars and motors. He has work on mine, Sandy's and Ron's. So you might as well join the party. If I can help let me know. I wish you the best of luck and keep us all posted.

Tim

[tin-man]

While I certainly have empathy for Avanti and would not wish what he experienced on anyone, I too am feeling pain, not in the physical sense as has been described elsewhere, but emotionally, as in pain and suffering, [attorneys take note since I am choosing my words very carefully ]. I have waited for over ten years to attain this vehicle before I pulled the trigger, irrelevant in the legal sense, but then experienced substantial delays well beyond the quoted delivery times for the engine build and installation process as I have previously mentioned in my many posts.

OK I am reasonable person, an industrial engineer by trade, build factories and ramp up manufacturing companies for a living in Asia and certainly know **** happens. However as a customer and after spending US$70,000+ just for an engine, transmission and installation costs alone, I expected to get something better than what I got. To have the car of my dreams drive train cease to function after purchasing what I thought was a world class combination of engine and transmission components after applying an aggregate of 78 miles to the vehicle, is clearly and unequivocally a total and perhaps without precedent, disaster. Not only for me as a customer but for the manufacturers and suppliers of the product and services described. Other than having the car blow up this has got to be a public relations nightmare.

Understand, the Superformance roller is and always has been outstanding, no arguments there, but the other components of this vehicle are decidedly not performing in the manner that was expected, planned for and or represent the value for monies I spent.

Clearly this should never have happened and Roush, Bowler and Voss have, without hesitation, indicated they will determine and correct what went wrong and I have been updated with probable cause, but what has been stated is only a partial analysis, since it is doubtful if the transmission has been fully disassembled to determine any stress related or induced damages to any of the engine and or transmission components.

I will keep everyone informed as to the progress as it unfolds.

tin-man

[xb-60]

Ah, tin-man. The mood is bleck, very bleck…
You are definitely correct though…. it should never have happened. 78 miles!! What happened to the product testing? Why would these guys be happy to release to the customer an untested, unproven powertrain package? Not as if they hadn’t had the time to do it. Did they have the customer breathing down their necks all the time?
I suspect you will never find out the full story of what went wrong, but I am sure you will get satisfaction in the end, buddy.
Cheers, John!
Glen

[lovehamr]

AKA John, I feel for ya man. I hope the car is sorted to perfection when you get back from PRC.

Steve

[tin-man]

Originally Posted by xb-60

Ah, tin-man. The mood is bleck, very bleck…
You are definitely correct though…. it should never have happened. 78 miles!! What happened to the product testing? Why would these guys be happy to release to the customer an untested, unproven powertrain package? Not as if they hadn’t had the time to do it. Cheers, John! Glen

Hi Glen, yes my mood is bleck and very bleck and right now I feel like a very mean plick and want satisfaction and am biding my time to see what these guys do to cover up a F*CK**G PUBLIC RELATIONS DISASTER.

That said they have been very reactive to the issues and I suspect I will eventually get my satisfaction.

The preliminary probable cause has been attributed to a loose screw in the distributor that caused some bracket to malfunction and thus the car would not start. Erick Voss cranked the car, diagnosed the issue, fixed it, and drove the car off the transporter. Go figure huh, a F*CK**G SCREW. That said the transmission linkage still needs to be looked at to see if the was any sustained damage to the linkage components.

Roush have sorted the hi-idle for a 427 Windsor, but have yet to get the 511 sorted. Well they got six month to do that since I'm outa here tomorrow and heading back to China.

The hi-low shifting will be sorted by Compushift after extensive road testing and tweaking. This has been confirmed by Mark Bowler.

Eric Voss is performing all the diagnostics and reports back his findings to Bowler and Roush.

Lance Stander of Hillbank has graciously agreed to perform some extensive road testing on my behalf to shake any other bugs he finds as he puts the engine and transmission thru their paces and if any issues crop up its back to the drawing board. He did say, and this is what type of guy he is, when all has been sorted he will then store my car in his showroom awaiting my return at Christmas.

Now this is the type of service and attention that makes for a world class company and is why I chose a Superformance Mk111.

We move forward.

tin-man

[kayakjack]

Originally Posted by tin-man

Lance Stander of Hillbank has graciously agreed to perform some extensive road testing on my behalf to shake any other bugs he finds as he puts the engine and transmission thru their paces and if any issues crop up its back to the drawing board. He did say, and this is what type of guy he is, when all has been sorted he will then store my car in his showroom awaiting my return at Christmas.

Now this is the type of service and attention that makes for a world class company and is why I chose a Superformance Mk111.


tin-man

++++1

Jack

[madmaxx]

you paid me what you paid those guys your car would be sitting in a climate controlled room with mirros and a gorgeous blonde or brunette of your choice. Nobody doing any favors at this point for you.

[terry lee]

I just love stories with happy endings.
Let's all hope the Big Guys can figure out the problems.

TL

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by tin-man

The preliminary probable cause has been attributed to a loose screw in the distributor that caused some bracket to malfunction and thus the car would not start.

A loose screw?!? One friggin' screw? That's actually pretty funny.