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post Jan 7 2007, 11:53 AM
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post Jan 7 2007, 01:02 PM
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QUOTE(ptravnic @ Jan 6 2007, 06:05 PM) *

Perry - If you don't mind me asking, what (ballpark) do you charge to install a set? Maybe PM me if you are uncomfortable listing rates on the general board?

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I'm also on the buy list, and am wondering WTF I'm doing. I would also be interested in a ballpark number to have these installed. I won't be doing it myself.

Oh, and Perry wouldn't be doing it for me, he is too far away.
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post Jan 7 2007, 01:24 PM
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QUOTE(dgw @ Jan 7 2007, 11:02 AM) *

QUOTE(ptravnic @ Jan 6 2007, 06:05 PM) *

Perry - If you don't mind me asking, what (ballpark) do you charge to install a set? Maybe PM me if you are uncomfortable listing rates on the general board?

-pt


I'm also on the buy list, and am wondering WTF I'm doing. I would also be interested in a ballpark number to have these installed. I won't be doing it myself.

Oh, and Perry wouldn't be doing it for me, he is too far away.

I am also considering a set, but I don't know how to weld. If we can get someone to do this at a central location where everyone can meet, I would certainly buy a set.
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post Jan 7 2007, 04:04 PM
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Here's a link to a thread following the progress of my 72 having a set of steel flares installed by Shebly, including pictures:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...c=49707&hl=
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post Jan 7 2007, 04:30 PM
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For you guys looking for a price, I obviously can't answer for Perry but my guess being in this line of werk would be around 40-50 hours to fully weld and metal finish the flares correctly. Figure on a MINIMUM hourly rate of $50.00 and depending on the region and shops rep. as much as $100.00 per hour. I personally wouldn't do it for less then $1500.00 fitted,welded,metal finished. BTW nice job Perry (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) I had close to 40 hours in these 2 front flares alone, but obviously was quite a different process


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post Jan 7 2007, 04:34 PM
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These were hand hammerd not welded on so it took a bit longer. Car after I painted it


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post Jan 7 2007, 04:58 PM
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That is one awesome car....Fiat 600?
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post Jan 7 2007, 05:23 PM
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That is one awesome car....Fiat 600?


Thanks. Yup 600. The owner wanted to clone a Mostra 1000 which there were only 5 built (IIRC) All I had to go by was a Japanese book on Italian race cars. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) I took the pics of the real car and scaled everything up to size using a pair of calipers to measure the pics and used the taillight as my piece to scale everything up to. Kind of a pain in the ass but fun at the same time. I enjoyed the 'challenge" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Here's a link to some more pics and also a pic of the real deal Mostra. I unfortunatly had to leave that job this past summer due to a lack of steady werk. Va is a bad area to specialize in such oddball autos (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)


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post Jan 7 2007, 09:56 PM
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For you guys looking for a price, ...my guess being in this line of werk would be around 40-50 hours to fully weld and metal finish the flares correctly. Figure on a MINIMUM hourly rate of $50.00 and depending on the region and shops rep. as much as $100.00 per hour. I personally wouldn't do it for less then $1500.00 fitted,welded,metal finished. ...



Thanks Scotty, thats close enough. I was just trying to figure out if it was $100, $1000, or $10,000.

Then they have to be painted...
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post Oct 6 2011, 05:40 PM
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So do you all remove the gas tank prior to welding?
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post Oct 6 2011, 05:49 PM
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So do you all remove the gas tank prior to welding?

No, the tank is not close enough to the flares to worry about. Just keep the hood closed, and make sure you don't have any leaks
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post Oct 6 2011, 05:54 PM
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Wow, old thread.
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post Oct 7 2011, 09:38 AM
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And just so everyone knows I got all four welded and finished the job came out great. Thanks to all that originally chimed in.
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Wow, this was a long time ago.
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