Any one here ever have body work done?
12-10-2007, 11:51 AM
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Any one here ever have body work done?
Specifically frame straightening? need the front end of the car to go up on a machine and get hte nose pulled a 1/4inch to the left.
just want to kno prices of stuff like this.
just want to kno prices of stuff like this.
12-10-2007, 12:19 PM
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RE: Any one here ever have body work done?
oh, dam, i thought you meant body work like shaving off that god awful whaletail of a wing you've got there. But go to a good shop, get it done right, the amount of $ is going to depend on how phuking hard it is to get it back to straight.
12-10-2007, 03:31 PM
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RE: Any one here ever have body work done?
When I use to run a body shop it was 2hrs for set up and what ever it took to pull and measure to get it right. labor was $40hr and that was 4 years ago here.
12-10-2007, 05:59 PM
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RE: Any one here ever have body work done?
I used to work in the collision industry. 'uedlose' is pretty much right on. Right now, industry rate in AZ is 2.5hours to set and measure the car, and $44 an hour for labor on the pulls. They might charge you some physical repair time for hitting the aprons of frame horns or whatever they had to do, plus whatever paint they have to do if your gonna do that.
Regardless of whatever timethe spent belowfive hoursthey usually always charge five hours. Hahaha. It's funny time like most shops use when doing body work. Good luck.
Regardless of whatever timethe spent belowfive hoursthey usually always charge five hours. Hahaha. It's funny time like most shops use when doing body work. Good luck.
12-10-2007, 07:16 PM
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RE: Any one here ever have body work done?
ORIGINAL: 93 LX FiveO
is there anyway to straighten a rear frame?
my car was just hit hard by a telephone pole but i have a feeling its repairable.
is there anyway to straighten a rear frame?
my car was just hit hard by a telephone pole but i have a feeling its repairable.
12-10-2007, 07:23 PM
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RE: Any one here ever have body work done?
front of the car must have got tweaked too though cause the radiator is sitting sideways but everything on the front frame lines up (fenders, doors, etc..)
12-10-2007, 07:24 PM
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RE: Any one here ever have body work done?
ORIGINAL: 93 LX FiveO
is there anyway to straighten a rear frame?
my car was just hit hard by a telephone pole but i have a feeling its repairable.
is there anyway to straighten a rear frame?
my car was just hit hard by a telephone pole but i have a feeling its repairable.
If I were you Id check out a local community college that has an autobody program and see if theyre willing to straighten it.
It might take a while but the labor is free and youll just need to pay for paint and materials and a shop fee (not much).
Atleast thats how it was at the college I went to.
12-10-2007, 07:48 PM
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RE: Any one here ever have body work done?
ehhh im still undecided, i can dissassemble the car but i just need the frame straightened.
i see $1k fox's around here all the time that need motors and what not so im probably just gunna buy a roller.
just wish i could save my car.. everytime i look at it now i say "its not that bad" but alot of stuff would need repair.
and to think.. all it needed before this was a bumper and a qucik sand / undercoat under the hatch [:@]
i see $1k fox's around here all the time that need motors and what not so im probably just gunna buy a roller.
just wish i could save my car.. everytime i look at it now i say "its not that bad" but alot of stuff would need repair.
and to think.. all it needed before this was a bumper and a qucik sand / undercoat under the hatch [:@]