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Hi guys, So I had fully intended on creating this massive, detailed post with the full story in detail of what happened, the recovery and salvage operation. The new workshop and what Firefly has managed to achieve. Times flown by and with life and work getting in the way I've just not managed to get the time. So tonight getting into bed I've decided to at least make some effort to update. As this forum has been a huge resource for myself in the past and I know a number of members would love to see how things have moved in for us. Suffice to say the buisness is STILL recovering financially, however it's also stronger and more capable than ever. Due to an astronomical amount of work and support from some of our suppliers and customers.. So to keep things moving I'm just going to glaze over things and move quickly to the present day. This means I won't have to allocate huge time to updating the Thread, and I can just update accordingly with small bitsized nuggets. So here's a number of images from the flood damage. image upload no limitWe actually moved a number of these vehicles to the new premesis and they were completly re-finished and rebuilt over the following months. The new workshop has taken a considerable investment but now boats a full downdraft 'SprayBake' paint oven, GRP rapid prototyping facilities, fabrication and restoration tooling and now 4x members of full time staff. We're selling GRP Aero products of our own design all over the world, as far as NZ, Japan and America. We have an EBay shop on which our popular GRP products can be bought
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Jan 25, 2017 19:37:46 GMT
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Find us on Facebook or the website! Just google: Firefly Speedshop 👍
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Dec 22, 2016 11:36:11 GMT
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This should be an Eaton m62
Often used on mx5 and Bmw SC conversions.
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We are back!
Now located in Standish.. full workshop facilities.
Big update over the weekend!
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i'lol have this and collect with cash. Pm me details and number
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if you can get this running properly il buy
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Pics of seats?
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Mar 14, 2016 22:54:52 GMT
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what happened to the forester???
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Not so much abandoned; more taken by nature: Found this Subaru Brat in a river in Bury, it must have got swept away in the boxing day floods. There was also a transit a bit upstream and some kind of people carrier a few hundred yards further down So that's where that is???!!!! I lost a few cars ( with the whole workshop ) Where abouts are these? These were swept away from Pioneer mill in radcliffe 07450 299 014 Please text me many thanks
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interested in v4 ECU
Can you pm me a pic of the label so I can check the numbers?
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Dec 30, 2015 18:00:27 GMT
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Big update tonight on the salvage and clean up.
I have an appointment with a council rep @ 11am tomorrow regarding some relief funds towards the clean up and recovery.
We've had EVEN more donations from suppliers of everyday materials to get us back in our feet.
Ian @ Wigan Car Paints opened up just for us and donated a car load of stuff!! £500 worth easy!!
John at GRP UK Ltd opened up just for us and donated further stuff!!
Tim Mason from Proworx the body repair consumables suppliers CAME DOWN to the workshop in person and dropped off a few hundred quids worth of stuff!!
Incredible
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Dec 29, 2015 18:49:56 GMT
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We found out today that the river was at LEAST 2.7m Higher than it has EVER BEEN recorded and the River monitering station was WASHED away after 11.30 am approx.
Being there in person, we know the river and floodwater continued to rise until its peak around 2pm... ( Check the GOV for the River Irwell and LIVE FLOOD WARNINGS on the .GOV Website for further details. How its not much more mainstream news is baffling )
All recollections by people who have been here for years are of the river ever 'flooding' in the past has seen an inch or two in each unit..this obviously would be a pretty non event for most of the garages.
But according to our measurments today.. say 2ft higher than since records began would have seen a couple of inches in my unit.
But the 7-8 feet higher than ever before has resulted in complete devastation.
This is a life changing event.
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Dec 28, 2015 21:01:41 GMT
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Its not a known flood area.
We have fire and theft insurance, not flood cover. The police, fire service and council are down but they are currently run off their feet with the devastation locally..
We have been informed, due to the scale it's now in the hands of local government relief intervention.
We've been provisionally told of a 2.5k relieve package for larger buisnesses and £750 for smaller buisnesses to help with clean up with more to come. We are not sure which we fall into at this stage. If and when any of this happens as the council have been giving contradictory information from the start..
Lots and lots is up in the air still. We started the salvage and damage assessment operation and despite the initial impression a lot seems recoverable and a certain amount has come away with just water staining. However the force of the water has ripped away shutters from most of the premisis here and a lot of smaller lighter items have been carried off into the river some 1500 feet away..
There are around 25 cars/ vans and shipping containers in the river from the commercial area.. I've personally lost 4 cars from outside the workshop.. Carried hundreds of feet away and tossed around like crates.
TOTAL TOTAL devastation
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We always corrispond on the phone. We have had a hectic few months with the a horrendious storm damaging the roof on the workshop and we had to shut down for a couple of weeks.. this explains the shipping delay. They have been shipped last week.
DID take TWO MONTHS to get paid the £35-40 for them. It wasn't a large sum of money but I don't think its right to ship them until they have been paid for. ESP not right to ship them out on the flaming of a forum user due to me not being on the forums for a few months. People can be a nightmare and I'm sure he will not want us making few small GRP things for him agin, but we certainly wont be entertaining any enquiry from him ever again.
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Ive sent these pictures to the OP SEVERAL times STILL waiting for payment for the work. They will be sent when payment is received. I Suggest you check your mailbox or JUNK folder rather than trying to Generate BAD feeling for the shop on the forum as youve theatened in a PM. Its the first time ive been on here for months.. but rest assured these were ready MONTHS ago. Please explain yourself G60POPS
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Thanks again Ant. Unfortunately still unresolved. Have you tried the phone number?.. I had a guy call up asking about the parts and I explained they were done and I was waiting for payment. I gave him two buisness cards and still not a phonecall. NOT ONCE have you spoke to us on the phone. I would appriciate If and ADMIN Could clean up this thread please.
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:Ive not been on here for a few months guys as weve juat been SO busy with everything in the workshop including emergency Roof repairs.!.. Huge update coming soon. However Ive been told theres sombody causing a problem on the forum so I'm signing in. G60POPS. CAN you explain to me why these have been sat here for months.. why you have ignored my emails ?. These have been sat WAITING for you to pay for them since they were done after a few weeks. I log onto the forum and theres all this curse word? Theres an original plastic trim part and TWO dupilcates. STILL WAITING FOR YOU TO PAY FOR THIS WORK.
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Oct 16, 2015 22:10:38 GMT
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1.6 or 1.8?
Manual?
Pics of rust?
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Looking great.. !!
Glad to be of service!!
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