[lovethetrees]

Hello all, the transmission went out in my r35 in 2021. Farooq built my friends 2k+ car, so i thought he was legit. I call him, he says he has a 2016 Shep4. I ship him my car, he puts it in and i get my car back. Less than a month the transmission went out. I sent it back to him. He sends it to Shep. I call and talk to Shep, turns out the transmission is a wore out 2010. Shep told me he built the transmission in late 2010 early 2011, it has wore out parts, discontinued parts, the build method isnt even the same now, and would not suggest running it. After this i hired an attorney. In writing Farooq agreed to rebuild it completely with all new parts and ship it back to me. Farooq told Shep to only fix what was broken. Farooq updated my attorney a few weeks ago that the trans was in. Well, my car is still there, and he will not answer me or my attorney. Also the VIN has been completely removed and the pan looked like shit. posting those pics so you can see.

 

[lovethetrees]

Also, when he switched my transmission out, i upgraded my BOVs.. which he never sent to me, then I found out he sold them to someone

 

[lovethetrees]

yes he already had my car before the accident. he has also talked to me and my attorney since. he's had my car since 2021

 

[lovethetrees]

He was in a pretty bad accident,not that long ago,from my understanding he had to be pulled out of a burning car.
Have you had my contact lately?

so this explains why he sold me a wore out 2010 instead of the 2016 he said it was?

 

[lovethetrees]

He has had your car continuously, since 2021? That's ridiculous. I'd do whatever it takes to recover the car ASAP, regardless of the transmission situation and then handle the legality of what's left beyond that. Who knows what's happening to the car.

yes i am trying.

 

[lovethetrees]

text from Farooq last year.

 

[lovethetrees]

Crazy. Where are you located? I'm not far from his shop. If he'll release it I can bring it here to my shop for you and then arrange shipping to you or whatever is needed. Let me know if I can be of any help.

im in memphis, tn. if only. he is not answering me or my attorney at all.

 

[lovethetrees]

In all honesty you should not even be contacting him directly if you have engaged an attorney. If your attorney hasn’t told you this, then maybe look for a new attorney ?

I’d let it play out, id ask Shep for a OneK trans with core and have the attorney come up with a number for loss of car for 12+ months, aggravation, and then amend your filing to cover all these costs.

This is clearly either a gross error or fraud, with the latter being course to pierce an LLC if he is indeed structured as such. But if he’s not answering your attorney, you can just file the car, get a summary judgement and freeze his personal and business accounts. If he fights it, with the way the courts are backlogged, if you don’t agree to some type of arbitration or mitigation, I would plan on this taking years.

Sorry you are going through it, but anyone that’s built a GTR has to some degree had to deal with things like this. I remember recently someone posted Shep stage 1 rebuilds being passed off as One Ks.

So I guess the moral of the story is, document and cut your losses, pull your car out of there on a flat bed and move on as many of us have had to do over the years with this platform.

Personally if John will take it, just have it sent to him in Ohio and be done with it.

Edit : FYI last I knew removing a serial number from a transmission is illegal, id check your state laws as well as whenever his shops is.

Edit 2: Yep it’s Federal not state regulated :

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my car has way more HP that a 1k can hold. and yes i know removing a VIN is illegal, he doesnt seem to think so. already 2 yrs in.. how can i get my car? he will not answer me or my attorney? if i send someone to get it, hes not going to release it.

 

[lovethetrees]

Farooq has built and maintined 3 GT-R's for me. Nothing but great things to say about the shop and his service. Highly recommend but sorry you are having a rough time.

ya better check your parts.

 

[lovethetrees]

just some more proof for you. i have tons. emails, texts, audio, pictures, and Sheps testimony. this is him having to pay the court costs.

 

[lovethetrees]

well, my car is on hauler on way home. now the real work begins.

 

[lovethetrees]

just got my car back.. and guess what... whats this look like?

 

[lovethetrees]

my guess is water. oil was low, so its obviously been run out. oil doesnt evaporate.