My neighbor is a pipefitter/welder by trade, and when I got the '66 I begged him to teach me how to weld. He taught me using his welder, and from there I did the completion of my driver rear quarter, the setup and installation of my passenger quarter, replaced the floor pans and the trunk- they're not 100% Grade A work, but the car still turns alot of heads and I saved alot of cash, just like Tom.
Jim '66 Malibu --- Tom Rightler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cost me $0 to have the quarters installed on the > Charger. I guess that's because I did it myself > along with installing new floor pans, trunk > pans/drop offs, rockers, outer wheelhousings, > fabrication pieces, etc. All I have in the car are > materials costs. From the amount of hours I have in > thatr car now (approaching 700), there is no way I > could ever pay someone to do it for me, that's why I > learned how to weld, do bodywork, and paint. I'll > have the car turn key from a tusty/rotted POS for > less than $17,000. > > Tom Rightler > MCC Newsletter Editor > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: chevelle-list@chevelles.net > Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 3:50 PM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Re Quarter Panel > installation Cost > > > Hey Donnie: That's alot of $$$$$ you got going > into that car. We must be paying you too much as > MCC Prez!! LOL!! You are correct. To do > something right costs. Whether it's time or money. > Do it right, do it once and you'll never regret it!! > Hell, it's only money. The payback is when the > Chevelle looks good, is dependable & runs good, & > you're out cruising!!!!!!!!! Nothing like it. Just > count all the thumbs up you get. Many guys dream. > We get to live it!!! In my opinion, worth every > $$$$$ I got in my car!! Good luck on the resto. > > Phil G. 65 SS > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: chevelle-list@chevelles.net > Sent: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:32 AM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Re Quarter Panel > installation Cost > > > Amen Mike. > > Just cause you can get it done cheaper.... doesn't > mean better. > > For the '69 SS I am currently doing a frame off > restoration on ... I had both quarters replaced > (FULL), full floor pan, trunk pan, both front > fenders (NOS), trunk lid, front valance panel, outer > fender wells, trunk drop offs, and all of the other > rust spots cut out, new metal welded in, Hood fixed > and the rest of the body smoothed. The car is now > 100% rust free. Cost including parts was about > $6500. This was with me and my friend Tom taking > the car apart, sanding down the areas that were not > going to be replaced down to metal and completely > stripping/gutting the insides of the car, helping > out with the body work (grinding, sanding, cutting, > etc...) every weekend for 6 weeks. > > I had figured about $4500 going into it...Once we > started removing sheet metal, we found other areas > that needed fixing... that were NOT visible from the > start. Luckily my body man is one of the best in > the business and he was able to make most of what we > needed on the spot. While the quarters were off, we > POR-15'd all exposed metal. Needed.. maybe not... > but good insurance!! He also "suggested" we fix > other things while we were doing it... kind of pay > me now ... or hate yourself later for not doing it. > He is a good friend, so ripping me off was not even > in the equation. So after $2000 more than I had > budgeted (and another 2 weeks of labor), it was > ready to take home. > > The car still needs to be final block sanded a few > times to get it 100% ready for paint... which will > probably cost about another $1000 or so. Then add > about another $3500 for paint. > > Cheap NO.... but this is what it takes and costs > to do it right. > > Good Luck!! > > Donnie > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of > free safety and security tools, free access to > millions of high-quality videos from across the web, > free AOL Mail and more. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/
