Has anyone ever dealt with West Ham Imports in Birmingham? They have a Brown 1983 D110 I am looking at and was curious if anyone has ever had any interactions...good or bad.
Mongo said:Which truck are looking at? The trucks looks good, but if you are buying a 1983, you REALLY want to go over it, check everything, a lot of problems can be hidden with a coat of waxoyl
ptschram said:This.
I have a 110 and an 88 in for complete builds that were bought thinking they were in great shape.
Once we got past the paint, wax and undercoating, the frames were Swiss cheese. As were the bulkheads and seatboxes.
Mongo said:Which truck are looking at? The trucks looks good, but if you are buying a 1983, you REALLY want to go over it, check everything, a lot of problems can be hidden with a coat of waxoyl
To me, they seem sketchy based on the black 110 listed as a 1985 clearly with a Y registration plate which corresponds to a 2001. I personally think $15 grand for that brown truck is a lot. I bought some wheels and tires off you years ago and vaguely remember your truck you had just sold. I'm confident you have an idea how to inspect one of these but I would not recommend a site unseen purchase. Don't be afraid to walk away if you inspect it and it's crap. Just walk away. I'd definitely beat around with a hammer and some sort of punch.adamsclarke said:Has anyone ever dealt with West Ham Imports in Birmingham?
Rugbier said:As an owner of a 110 in super great condition, if I am selling it and you want to poke my frame..
I will let you do as I know I have nothing to hide, although your wire transfer will be in my account before you hammer my frame with a punch.
Same applies to the bulkhead and any other part that you could mark on your testings
As I said, have nothing to hide but I do not want a Self Appointed Defender Expert make holes or mark my truck and walk away because he wanted to lowball and get the FU response
mgreenspan said:Point being it shouldn't go through the frame or cause any damage. You don't even have to hardly tap to tell. I'm not suggesting he hammer as hard as he can but a light tap would go through a Swiss cheese frame. If it's covered in waxoyl like mongo said lots can be covered.