Some of the projects we have at our shop
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Here are some pictures of some restos in various stages of completion at our shop and a train wreck collison job.Thought you guys might be interested in how our shop will do absolutely anything.
67 mustang coupe painted inside and out in pieces,owner did all bodywork and prep.
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[IMG]http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss241/jaysonm1969/005-3.jpg[/IMG]69 camaro
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Here are a few more,no shortage of completes :stoned
Train wreck dodge,needs rocker,center pillar/door opening sectioned,couple of doors,new roof.
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[IMG]http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss241/jaysonm1969/014-3.jpg[/IMG]40’s fat fendered ford that gets PPG Radiance Kandy orange in waterborne,should be interesting :wak think I will be sick that day.
[IMG]http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss241/jaysonm1969/017-1.jpg[/IMG]67 barracuda final assembly,owners cousin that helps out in the shop after he finishes his mail route :wak :wak
[IMG]http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss241/jaysonm1969/018-1.jpg[/IMG]This is just some of the junk we have lying around,there is plenty more that I didn’t feel like uncovering to take pics,enjoy.
man that plymouth barracuda is awesome, nice color on it. nice shop :rock
Cool pics Jayson. An old car to paint maybe once a year is a good change but not that damn many.
Got a few big jobs there jayson how many body dudes work there?? you guys dont have much work on or somthing??? thats a nice colour on the cuda too :rock
Looks good Jayson. That Ram should be a good job. Is there a little banana in the frame?
Boy Jayson you got some job security there. Doing paint and body work on them old cars is a lot of work, yet can be very rewarding when completed. It also helps when the customer understands that quality work doesn’t come cheap. When working on the older stuff do you guys charge the customer by the hour or give them a set price? I’ve given a set price in the past and after I add up all my hours and the price of paint and materials, I’m only working for about $20 an hour if not less. It is good fill in work when the collision jobs arn’t rolling in, but does get in the way when I’m busy. Oh well guess you can’t have it all.
[quote=”Ben” post=18087]Looks good Jayson. That Ram should be a good job. Is there a little banana in the frame?[/quote]
Nope no bananna on the frame,floor is in a ways,it jack knifed with a trailer he was hauling and hit the top of the roof and swung around.That is why the cab and box don’t line up.Job consists of used doors,used door opening/center pillar,new roof.I used to do a large portion of the heavy collision but all I do now is paint for the last few years.I ran the frame bench at another big shopfor 7 years back in the mid 90’s,don’t miss it.[quote=”rudy49″ post=18089]Boy Jayson you got some job security there. Doing paint and body work on them old cars is a lot of work, yet can be very rewarding when completed. It also helps when the customer understands that quality work doesn’t come cheap. When working on the older stuff do you guys charge the customer by the hour or give them a set price? I’ve given a set price in the past and after I add up all my hours and the price of paint and materials, I’m only working for about $20 an hour if not less. It is good fill in work when the collision jobs arn’t rolling in, but does get in the way when I’m busy. Oh well guess you can’t have it all.[/quote]
All I do is paint them,haven’t done any body work at this shop for a long time,been there 9 years.We have 12 bodymen and a couple of flunkies,2 painters and some office staff.The resto shop is separated from the collision shop,we also do big rigs from major collisions to refinishing.We charge time plus materials on restos and it is not unheard of to have $40,000 and up bills.A 58 ford retractable we did a few years ago was in the neighborhood of $38,000. :blink:
Looks like you’re keeping busy.
Wow I guess you guys do it all. Its nice that you just have to paint them. The body work side seems endless on restoration projects. I guess my next restoration I will have to charge for time & materials. Thanks Jayson
Don’t be afraid to send them a detailed bill every month and make sure they pay monthly,no reason for you to sit on all the labor and materials until the end. :clappy
Some great stuff there.
I’d love a bit more variety in my job as it gets a bit monotonous, but that’s maybe just a bit too much 😆
Damn Jay, I didn’t realize you guys keep that many restos gpoing on at once. I’d like working in a shop that diverse.
Real nice Jay. That ram is just a parking lot dent compared to the last few Totals I have fixed :wak
It’s really cool to see other’s work places and the things they have going on. Thanks for sharing
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