C.A.R. Posted July 11, 2009 Author Posted July 11, 2009 Cheers for the tyre calculators guys - very useful Haven't done anything on the Zed this week, but I've decided to let get someone to mod the arches for me. I've also been distracted getting this thing installed - Happy Days! Quote
Moderators Zedman240® Posted July 11, 2009 Moderators Posted July 11, 2009 Dammit...I need one of those things... feel like crap everytime I lay underneath a car for too long. Quote
RB30X Posted July 11, 2009 Posted July 11, 2009 Wow, what was the damage on one of those, and di you get special foundations built under the slab?? Quote
C.A.R. Posted July 11, 2009 Author Posted July 11, 2009 A smidge over $2800 delivered (cheap!) - it's 4.5 ton rated & has a 1900m lift height. No special foundations at all - just a 120mm thick concrete, that the hoist was Dyna-bolted into Quote
Administrators gav240z Posted July 11, 2009 Administrators Posted July 11, 2009 I think I have a new best friend hey Lurch . Quote
C.A.R. Posted July 11, 2009 Author Posted July 11, 2009 Haha - any time you need to the use of one, sing out Gav! Single Phase Mike - forgot to ad that... Quote
Zeddophile Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Heh - wish I had the roof height in my garage to fit one of those. Was originally the plan to have one in the new house, but meh. I'll settle for my new (s/hand) 250amp AC/DC tig instead I guess, and borrow the hoist at work! Quote
C.A.R. Posted July 27, 2009 Author Posted July 27, 2009 Just had a kick in the guts I had panel beater/spray painter (that was highly reccomended to me) come & look at the Zed. His quote was 2k over my MAXIMUM bodywork budget He paints exotics, so it was to be expected I guess... Looks like I've got to reassess things... Quote
C.A.R. Posted July 27, 2009 Author Posted July 27, 2009 He want to go full bare metal respray, plus fix some minor panel damage & lip the rear arches. 6.5k Quote
sco_aus Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 If you are willing to go to the NSW/Vic border on the coast then I know someone who will do it for your price... Quote
RB30X Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 Wow that's big dollars for such a small surface area. Quote
C.A.R. Posted July 27, 2009 Author Posted July 27, 2009 Sorry guys - I should typed in laymans terms & expanded on whats happening: I bolt ALL the panels on & I set ALL the panel gaps so they are spot on. He organizes the media (garnet) blasting - so that's engine bay, ALL bolt on panels & the main body. He also does the panel beating/straighting work & also lipping the rear arches. AND the full bare metal respray. After talking to some of the Vic guys tonight - that's about mainstreem pricing. Still a lot of $ though... Quote
NZeder Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 6.5k Cheap I would have thought - I can tell you I have paid a lot more than that and that is a for a family job too + it has taken 13 years and I am still waiting Quote
Zedback Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 Meh, paint it yourself... Ditto! Do it yourself. I don't care what anyone else says, I've done 3 cars in acrylic under a tree (Morris 8, MGB, Mini) and they all looked fantastic. Time = money: if you haven't got enough of one you use the other. For me it's the former, plus I get a kick out out of doing it all myself. It's all in the prep work... Quote
C.A.R. Posted July 27, 2009 Author Posted July 27, 2009 It's one thing I have no feel for - spray painting. I just cannot get the action right. I'm goting to see if I can strike a deal with him & lower the price by doing a lot of the prep-work. Quote
mossy Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 Only thing there Lurch is they might say if something goes wrong with the paint they won't be responsible because they haven't prepped it themselves. Quote
RBZ 260 Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 lurch get pissed (or few beers till you bit lighter on your feet) than try painting u get the action right alternatively is call or visit your nearest automotive TAFE and enrol into one or two modules regarding painting and paint prep. though i have been around crash repairs since i was 14 and was hopeless when started (prob still em) but gettin better and better. my plan is when i get more time i will enrol into few.if they have old school body repairs and get few more pointers in regards to painting expecialy in finer stuff like blending colour transitions and graphics. did notice few schools around here just need to find time. also there is a welding course as well that i want to get so i can make my own brackets etc legaly without paying someone big $$$ to weld a bracket up for me sure its bit of an expense but u do few cars on the side u get ur money back in no time. not to mention the knowledge u gain. Quote
twosixty Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 Sorry guys - I should typed in laymans terms & expanded on whats happening: I bolt ALL the panels on & I set ALL the panel gaps so they are spot on. He organizes the media (garnet) blasting - so that's engine bay, ALL bolt on panels & the main body. He also does the panel beating/straighting work & also lipping the rear arches. AND the full bare metal respray. After talking to some of the Vic guys tonight - that's about mainstreem pricing. Still a lot of $ though... Sounds like a pretty good deal to me. I've been getting a few quotes of late, mostly from places that mostly do resto work and I'm looking at 6k-8k without going back to bare metal everywhere, 2pack, not a dramatic colour change. There is some rust & panel work included with that but nothing too major. All I'm doing is stripping trims, glass and interior. Quote
sexual_sushi Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 I think paying someone to paint is fine. There is definitely an art to spray painting. Some guys can do it at home and get a decent job, others aren't so great. I don't see the point in doing months of body and prep work and then skimp on the top coat which is going to make or break the car. Don't get me wrong, I think it's great to do everything yourself and it really just depends on what you want the car to be in the end and what kind of result you can realistically get. Quote
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