That's kind of depressing news. I've had this 70 SS about 10 years and was ready to proceed, but with those costs, it may be out of my price range. It still needs a front clip and other things too.
Thanks for the Info. --- Mike Holleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That was the point of my post. It is expensive to > get good metal work done. > That two hundred hours covered all the metal from > the back of the roof to > the bumper. I had to remake the piece above the > rearend and the piece that > goes under the rear panel. Usually if a car needs > quarters and trunk pans > there will be several more pieces involved. Plus > this is a two man job. If > Goodmark can do a quarter install for 750.00 that's > where I would go. From > my experience a trunk floor install will take every > bit of 50 hours if done > right. > Mike > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clint Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" > <chevelle-list@chevelles.net> > Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 2:26 PM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Re Quarter Panel > installation Cost > > > > 200 hours? Good Lord! At a nominal shop rate of > $50/hr,that would equate > > out > > to $10,000. > > Clint Hooper > > H&H Custom,owner > > 1969 El Camino protourer > > > http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm > > http://www.lateral-g.net/members/hooper/ > > "You may find me dead one day in a ditch. But by > God,you'll find me in a > > pile of brass." > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mike Holleman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >> Roger, That is a major job. I would guess you are > being quoted more than > > 150 > >> man hours to do this. It takes that and more to > do it right. This also > > will > >> most likely require new inner fenders as well. I > just finished this job > >> on > > a > >> 66 Chevelle. It was closer to two hundred hours. > Plus I had to make some > >> parts that were not available. > >> Mike Holleman > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Roger Griggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > > >> > I need to have two quarter panels and trunk > floor > >> > installed. Has anyone paid to have that done > lately? > >> > The body shops here in town seem to want an > exorbitant > >> > amount of money to put them in for me. They're > full > >> > quarter panels, not skins. > >> > > >> > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.24/668 - > Release Date: 2/4/2007 > > 1:30 AM > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com
