What I've Been Up To...
06-10-2003, 04:30 PM
#21
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thats the only pic i could find at the moment. i have some non digital pics of when the chasis was being built, but i do no have a scaner. 
next time i am at the track i will get pics on dig camera for you. i cant believe you have never seen that one...
06-11-2003, 06:35 AM
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I went to 2 shops yesterday. The first was just a local place I decided to drop in on and get an idea. When I walked in, the painter and workers were playing some video games and goofing off - not too busy. He looked at it for about 2 min and said $2k, maybe a little more. He only does base/clear. I wasn't too impressed.
The second shop was the one I had made an appointment with and meet the owner/painter. The guy came out and looked over EVERY part of the car for about 30 min. Then asked me a bunch of questions about what I wanted. He gave me an estimate of $2500 to finish the body work, paint interior, engine compartment & roll cage(white), and exterior (CYM) with white stripe. He then disappeared and brought out his "brag book" of pictures of cars he had painted. It was very obvious that he was proud of all his work and took time to do it right. His shop is on his own property (20+ acers) with his house on top of the hill - so he is not going to be "fly-by-night". He said it could be done in about 2 weeks after I drop it off and the car would stay inside the whole time. Oh, and he uses a urathane paint that would be easier to fix if I chip, or crack anything
His shop just gave me the right feeling, but how does the price compare? I wish I could do better body work but I'm not a body man - I just know what I want but not sure how to do it that well.
What do you think?
The second shop was the one I had made an appointment with and meet the owner/painter. The guy came out and looked over EVERY part of the car for about 30 min. Then asked me a bunch of questions about what I wanted. He gave me an estimate of $2500 to finish the body work, paint interior, engine compartment & roll cage(white), and exterior (CYM) with white stripe. He then disappeared and brought out his "brag book" of pictures of cars he had painted. It was very obvious that he was proud of all his work and took time to do it right. His shop is on his own property (20+ acers) with his house on top of the hill - so he is not going to be "fly-by-night". He said it could be done in about 2 weeks after I drop it off and the car would stay inside the whole time. Oh, and he uses a urathane paint that would be easier to fix if I chip, or crack anything
His shop just gave me the right feeling, but how does the price compare? I wish I could do better body work but I'm not a body man - I just know what I want but not sure how to do it that well.
What do you think?
06-11-2003, 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by rxrotary2_7' date='Jun 10 2003, 05:30 PM
thats the only pic i could find at the moment. i have some non digital pics of when the chasis was being built, but i do no have a scaner. next time i am at the track i will get pics on dig camera for you. i cant believe you have never seen that one...
If it was only set up for drag, It could be put together to only weigh about 1000 lbs. with a tube frame. With a few hundred Hp, it would be awsome!
06-11-2003, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by vosko' date='Jun 11 2003, 11:02 AM
i have seen that la pliga ? or pluga ...
Just courious what the name means....
06-11-2003, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Fd3BOOST' date='Jun 11 2003, 10:41 AM
Brain definitely pay the extra loot and go with shop #2.
It sounds like he is the guy your looking for to paint your hotrod
It sounds like he is the guy your looking for to paint your hotrod
Anyway... car is looking sweet... are we going to be seeing you and the car anytime soon? like rotorfest? or Roy's BBQ?