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Jean-Claude
02-26-2013, 09:40 AM
This project took 2.5 days and was quite the experience. The owner is a really swell guy. HUGE BMW/car fan who lives next to the BMW plant in SC. Does a ton of DE`s and is one of the biggest UGA fans I have met(GO DAWGS!).



On the second day of my visit, he was complaining that he felt horrible and had chest problems. Went to a cardiologist, who hooked him up to an EKG and said everything was fine. While I was eating with his family(like I said, they took great care of me), he said he started feeling bad again and was going to take it easy. I got back to work on the car around 7`ish and not long after he came outside and said he was going to shut down for the evening and went back in. Literally, 2 minutes later he can hurrying outside and said he had to go to the hospital. His wife came running behind him.



I got a call 20 minutes later that he had a MASSIVE heart attack. Fortunately, he survived. The next day I wrapped up and took off. I`ve been in touch with him over the last few months and is still recovering and doing well.



Big thank you to Brian and his family.



Before:

http://imageshack.us/a/img17/6080/dsc0675i.jpg



http://imageshack.us/a/img402/8283/dsc0677sq.jpg



http://imageshack.us/a/img853/5268/dsc0676q.jpg



After:

http://imageshack.us/a/img841/2859/dsc0702f.jpg



http://imageshack.us/a/img401/5329/dsc0699e.jpg



http://imageshack.us/a/img198/9947/dsc0689by.jpg



http://imageshack.us/a/img580/1710/dsc0688eh.jpg
Scottwax
02-26-2013, 10:02 AM
Damn, that`s quite the experience! Not sure how I`d handle a detail if the owner might potentially die halfway through the job. :eek:
IHA Mark
02-26-2013, 12:43 PM
Great job man! Thoughts and prayers go out to your client. Hopefully his health continually improves.
maxepr1
02-26-2013, 06:05 PM
That`s quite the experience. Nice work.
RaskyR1
02-26-2013, 06:26 PM
Wow! Crazy story to this one! Glad to hear he`s doing okay though...weird they didn`t find anything when he went in the first time...one has to think they could have prevented some damage to his heart!



Great work on the car btw! ;)
Guitarist302008
02-27-2013, 12:00 AM
Those 135i`s are some really nice looking cars. I remember seeing an orange one years ago (first time I saw one) and I loved the look. A shame it`s such a small car. I have a little boy on the way and i`m happy with my WRX as a sporty car, but still family.



Car came out great though. A shame about the guy having all of those problems. Nice work!
Jean-Claude
02-27-2013, 01:15 AM
Those 135i`s are some really nice looking cars. I remember seeing an orange one years ago (first time I saw one) and I loved the look. A shame it`s such a small car. I have a little boy on the way and i`m happy with my WRX as a sporty car, but still family.



Car came out great though. A shame about the guy having all of those problems. Nice work!





If you saw an orange one, it was probably the rare 135i M. An absolutely amazing car.
Jean-Claude
02-27-2013, 01:17 AM
Wow! Crazy story to this one! Glad to hear he`s doing okay though...weird they didn`t find anything when he went in the first time...one has to think they could have prevented some damage to his heart!



Great work on the car btw! ;)



I agree. He later told me that his cardiologist is known as the best in SC. Supposedly, there are some things an EKG won`t show about a heart that`s about to jam up.
Guitarist302008
03-01-2013, 04:46 PM
If you saw an orange one, it was probably the rare 135i M. An absolutely amazing car.



No, they didn`t have the M out yet.. I guess it was more of a red orange type color... but yes, the M`s are VERY cool. To expensive for me though.
Guitarist302008
03-01-2013, 04:48 PM
Yes, the car does look fantastic, but the wheels? Yuck, I think they make the car look pretty ugly.
pmnewton
03-01-2013, 08:31 PM
Times like this I`m glad I`m CPR and AED certified, infant through adult. The Air Force keeps me up to date. I actually performed CPR on a man who had a massive heart attack and crashed into a median. Some joggers dragged him out of his truck and were doing a perfectly terrible job of attempting CPR on him when I came on scene. I took over until the ambulance arrived. I never found out if he lived or not. He was in Atrial defibrilation when the paramedics arrived. His name was Emory...