Message from Russ
I am finally online. Using a freinds computer and had to remember by log in info.
Here is what is happening.
I went to the shop Saturday to look around and it wasn't any better than Friday.
Sunday with the help from John B at Matrix Int in Portland and two Team Members we were able to recover both rolling tool boxes, jack stands, jack, 3 radiators, Seat, Bender, bead roller and corner nothcher. Left is the Shear and brake and the 2 post lift.
Damages sustained to all of my Air, electrcial tools such as drills, sanders, grinders and all my battery powered impacts and drills. I had a lot of tools that were doubled or tripled and all were damaged beyond repair. I lost my laptop, digital camera, Vinyl plotter, PC and printer and all my files and hard pictures.
The Jet Brand tools, belt sander, drill press, band saws and bench grinders are all toast. Bender hydraulics are shot, bead roller electric motor, pedal assembly and power lead. Miller 220 tig and mig machines are destroyed. 2 post lift suffered the same.
Worst of all is the loss of the C6 Corvette that my Chump Partners owns. I had over 80 hours of labor just in the last few weeks in it and a but load of hours over the last 4 years in it. I will be able to salvage engine trans and diff. Rest is gone except for the frame and cage.
We lost the front of the Chump Camaro to the heat. Bumper cover, lights, complete wiring harness, windshield, back polycarb melted over the fuel cell door. Gauges are shot along with front tires and top of engine including carb, dist, wires etc. All of our spares for the car including engine parts, tires, brakes and body parts are all gone. Seat cover, window net, belts, radio harness and all the work we put into it.
The plan is to strip the entire car and rewire, skin the front with panels, glass, poly and get it ready. Won't be this year but hopefully beginning of 2013.
I want to thank all of the offers I have recieved for seat time but I also lost my G-force Pro suit, under wear, shoes, my HJC si 12 helmet, hans device, gloves, bag and radio ear piece. I would have to start from scratch and I have bigger issues to deal with right now like getting back up and my customer cars dealt with.
I really want to thank John, CCWS and all of the Chumps for your generosity and concerns. It really means very much to me and I sometimes like the rest of Mankind have a hardtime accepting help. I will never forget what you have offered or done. I just hope that I can thank each of you personally in the near future.
I hope to be up and running in just a few weeks. The space I was at I will need to walk away from and start a new. It will take many months before it will be done and I feel it would be better for me to leave that part of town.
I now need to focus on cleaning out the shop, cars and debris in the next few days so I will be very busy. It is hard to schedule or ask for help from the local chumps since the Ridge race is just a few days away but it you have some free time in the day when it is light you are more than welcome to help. Give me a call at 503-839-8071.
Thanks to everyone again!