89 replies to this topic

[Bart]

Regarding the sheet metal/skins sounds like the tooling is way off.

[MODNIZD]

Where are you located? How much do you want for it? Send me a pm thanks

Pmed.

[wot179]

So does anybody have a positive thing to say about these guys?

[WhaleOilBeefHooked]

Positively Careless from my experience... Although I haven't / wont deal with Wadd......

[Neils LX]

Yeah I like the Furphy water cart in CRS car park. That's a positive thing.

[LJ RB30]

So does anybody have a positive thing to say about these guys?

 

They make you improve your cutting/drilling/welding skills !

[Tiny]

I am surprised to read this,

Only because I have received PMs immediately on threads that denigrate this company ( they found one that was YEARS old...) and this hasn't come up to me yet.

 

I will ask PLEASE.

Keep all posts on topic, and related to your EXPERIENCES.

To be fair to both the posters who all have a VALID reason to be posting with their experiences, and also to the company to have their right of reply, I will remove any posts that have only opinions expressed (Especially if the poster has not used their products).

Of course i will leave all posts that discuss personal experiences and especially those with these photos showing the problems encountered.

 

The other admin team have been notified about this thread too, so we will be watching.

 

Good luck for a decent resolution.

[Tiny]

Any anyone that wants to put a 1J or 2J into an LC/LJ should speak with Mark Hinson at EZE10s performance

 

He is currently racing a "spare parts car" with a 1J, and is building a monster 2J both in Little torries!

 

I can vouch for his workmanship and quality!

 

http://www.eze10sperformance.com.au/

[xu2308]

I rang up when Rod owned the pace, and asked him advice about doing a V8 LJ, he was very happy to tell me anything I needed to know about it on the phone, even said call back any time if you need to, and the same with John Taverna when I rang him on advise and about his Pink LJ V8 Torana etc, RIP John Taverna

Edited by xu2308, 19 March 2014 - 04:50 PM.

[lakeside]

All well and good to send an item back but shouldn't things fit the first time since your been in business for 40yrs or not?

Edited by lakeside, 20 March 2014 - 05:20 PM.

[r2160]

What about a couple of knowledgeable members organise a day with Waddingtons to check out the torana related gear they have, and identify if it is correct.

Perhaps as a sign of faith from Waddingtons.

 

cheers

Glenn

[lakeside]

Why bother but who's bring the 10 truck loads of just torana parts to see if they all fit. Just because it fits one car good doesn't mean it fits all of them.

[r2160]

The other side of the coin is it may be the numpty working for them not following instructions.

 

If this is the case, they need to implement a quality control system to verify that things are correct

 

cheers

Glenn

[Oversteer]

To the public of the GMH.TORANA forum.

 

Waddingtons have been business owners for over 40 years now and have a good understanding of the importance of customer feedback, both positive and negative, when running a business. They understand that feedback comes with owning any business and have always done there absolute best to make customers happy.

 

Waddingtons views have not changed since purchasing The Castlemaine Rodshop. Waddingtons take these comments very seriously hence the reason they wanted to respond to the feedback on this forum. Waddingtons do suggest if you have an issue, to please contact management.  

 

Waddingtons and The Castlemaine Rod Shop send out products daily to businesses and individuals locally, interstate and worldwide. Waddingtons and The Castlemaine Rodshop carry over 6000 different products and unfortunately, when a business carries this many products, no matter what type of business it is, there will always be issues that arise from time to time. In saying this, issues can only be rectified if brought to management’s attention.  

 

When Waddingtons spoke to Justin about his front-end, they acknowledged that there was an issue. In order for Waddingtons to rectify the issue, they offered to pay freight each way so that there was no out of pocket expense to Justin.

 

Instead of taking up Waddingtons offer, we understand that Justin decided to cut and modify the front end himself. Unfortunately, this meant our engineered product was no longer covered under the engineers report.

 

Once again, we do suggest that if you have an issue to please contact management and Waddingtons and The Castlemaine Rodshop will do their absolute best to rectify any issue. Please do not attempt to modify products yourselves. Not only do management need to be made aware if there are issues with any products but you may also find yourself in the same situation as Justin.

 

Regards,     

Waddingtons and The Castlemaine Rod Shop

 

 

I've just seen this, and the comment about offering to pay freight both ways was never stated to me..... no admission of the cross member being made incorrectly was even made until I pressed the point and asked to speak to some sort of management, and then pressed the point about what went wrong.

 

 Since you have now stated you will pay freight both ways on this forum I expect to hold you to this and you`ll be getting the crossmember back soon which I hope you will be able to rectify for me in a timely fashion and get it back to me.

[r2160]

In fact, Waddingtons should now call you, and organise the courier for you.

 

Hope it works out for you

 

cheers

Glenn

[madtoranajzedded]

+1 .i mentioned this to them to no reply when purchased item through evibay,also to get another sill to no reply.so i gathered all there sills have lines running though them .this is page 3 with only one message regarding to all there stuff ups.pm  me heath  and i will send it back your cost for another at your cost and i will be happy.i got a bell housing from dellow and they were quite happy to send courier to my door to pick up and sent another at no cost

 

 

Maz

[LJ RB30]

I am surprised to read this,

Only because I have received PMs immediately on threads that denigrate this company ( they found one that was YEARS old...) and this hasn't come up to me yet.

 

I will ask PLEASE.

Keep all posts on topic, and related to your EXPERIENCES.

 Some 25 years ago my brother put a datsun 4 speed kit into a friends UC, the cross member was wrong. Dont remember exactly why but my brother had to modify it.

 

Fast forward to about 14 years ago i purchased a Supra 5 speed kit for the RB30 in the LJ. All bolted up fine. I ground the crap out of the bellhousing as i made my own engine mounts to set the motor back as far as i could without cutting the firewall so i had to make clearance but that has nothing to do with the kit. The car was a long way from running.

 

Shortly after (a year or so) i bought the same supra kit for my HJ ute. Installed it without a problem & drove it across the nullabor & is still in the ute & am happy as with it!

 

Turn my attention back to the LJ after a few more years ( as the now ex said she was pregnant!) & i find there is no way to screw the speedo cable to the box as the cross member is in the way! (& not by a little bit!)

 

So i modified it to suit.

 

Fast forward again to a couple years ago ( after removing the supra not long after getting the car going do to easy HP i replaced it with a troublesome R33 box) i decided to fit a Tremec TKO600. After much shopping around (as i new i wanted to try something other than a CRS bellhousing & i was gunna just make my own cross member anyway ) i rang dellow several times & they didnt follow up so i got onto Mal Woods & they supplied me with a bell housings cheaper than CRS. To my disappointment when it arrived it was a CRS unit. BUT! they supplied i spigot bush as well which i was not expecting but very happy with!!

 

So come time to bolt the bell housing to the box!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

It didnt bolt up flush!

 

Obviously cose of the bolt head that doesnt fit the relief that was cast into the bellhousing!

 

I was not phased as i had dealt with CRS stuff before!

 

I die ground out a suitable relief!

 

Only to find there was NO relief for the small vertical casting directly below the input shaft!

 

AGAIN if fixed this!

 

I bolted it all up & fitted it to the car which require the entire motor/gearbox & front end to be installed from underneath as one.

 

Come to bolt the starter motor on ( & its in a frOcking tight spot) i found this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

I cant explain how much i wanted to rip this out & get on a plane & smash it thru their front door as i got the die grinder & blindly took to it to fix it!!!! Even thought this was the same sandwich plate that was bolted up to the supra CRS housing!!!!! ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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90% of the times i spoke to Rod at CRS he was basically an arrogant Daisy Chain! 

 

Rod was obviously out of the place well before it was sold to waddingtons  but its sad to see the attitude & quality have remained!

 

I too would suggest you avoid unless you love modifiying shit you have paid (lots of )money for!!!

 

Or you know EXACTLY what fits your or doesnt!

Edited by LJ RB30, 23 March 2014 - 11:45 PM.

[N/A-PWR]

pretty poor Manufactures hey

[rodomo]

"I will ask PLEASE.

Keep all posts on topic, and related to your EXPERIENCES.

To be fair to both the posters who all have a VALID reason to be posting with their experiences, and also to the company to have their right of reply, I will remove any posts that have only opinions expressed (Especially if the poster has not used their products)."

Did you read this bit Dave? Post#58

[N/A-PWR]

Sorry Rob,

As a Fitter and Turner, and have drilled and Tapped 1000's of holes,

I used my experience of holes lining up. Dave I

 

Did you read this bit Dave? Post#58