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Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
I bought 2 rockers, two inner rockers, 2 cab corners, 2 front sill plates, two back sill plates, 2 floor pans, 1 left kick panel.
$320+ at GMC Pauls including shipping. (great guy to do business with) Brought it to a local fabricater who hadn't done any restoration work for a long time, but took on my project because I kept bugging him. He also took off the visor and welded the sheet metal screw holes shut. He said he was going to charge me buy the hour and I agreed. So, he replaced the left side kick panel, inner and outer rockers, floor pans, cab corners, all four sill plates. $2130.00 I now have a nice new cab. What do you think of the price?
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
![]() ![]() Then again, I've never farmed out any kind of work like that. But, you could have bought a welder and done it yourself, and still have about $1900 left over.
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
I think what people pay for goods and services is all relative. If I had alot of disposable income or the willingness to go into debt for my hobby- I wouldn't balk at the price of anything I hired out. Or if I did not have workspace, was on a tight timeline or had ambitions of a show piece- I would have to hire out some of the more specialized work. But since I don't have alot of "extra" money to throw at my truck, nor do I want a "Sunny Sunday Driver"- I've learned to do alot of things myself. With that being said- I'd s*@t bricks if I had to fork over 2 large for a guy to replace some rusty panels and put just my cab in primer. Thats almost 3x what I paid for my entire truck, plus what i've spent on new or good OEM parts! Then again- that's my situation. I learned long ago that something is only worth what somebody is willing to pay for it. I'm not willing to pay for body work, but if you are and you're satisfied with the results then I'd say you struck the best deal you could.
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
We took about 40 hours to replace the same parts on my cab. That includes getting the whole cab ready for paint. So, if you figure 40 hours, then he charged you about $53 per hour. That is a little high for regular body shop rates, but probably more than fair for a restoration shop.
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
This is just my opinion... so no flames please.
If the cab is "perfect" to you (zero body work), then 2k is probably a good deal. I'm sure when the day comes, a new repro cab will be $8k+, plus shipping. Again just my 2 cents Dano
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
If you are happy with the quality of the work then I would say that's about right. I do that stuff myself (thinking I am saving money) but it takes forever doing it on weekends and after work at night. If I was paying me, I'd have fired me a long time ago...
If I could do it as a job and do one truck a week @ $2,000 a shot I would do it! The bad thing is I keep hearing you can buy a rust free cab for $600-$1,000, but I have yet to see one... Rg
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
Well you started out with a rusted cab that was not worth the registration fee. Now you have a solid building block for your project for about 2k. The cab is the most important part of the truck as far as body is concerned so I say good job now finish that thing up and enjoy!
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
My son in law has a mig welder. He lives about 4 miles away from me. He has offered to help me do the cab. He is an airplane mechanic for Delta. I've done a lot of welding when I was younger.(I'm not a welder)
I really appreciated his offer but decided to go a different route. What I did was went out and got a second job to make the extra money to have it done right. Cashed each check until I had $2000.00. I figured that would cover it. I was pretty close. I figured it would take 40 hrs at $50 an hour. I am going to try to do the rest myself. Without the info everyone posts here, it would be a lot harder to do. This is a great place to learn. Thanks for your help. ![]()
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
I was planning on doing the same thing, paying for it because I have neither the skill or the room to do one myself. However, I found a divorce sale one that a guy had redone the entire bottom and firewall, no doors and all primes for $300. Don't hate, I hope everyone can find a screaming deal like that.
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
[QUOTE=71MUTT;2332407]What I did was went out and got a second job to make the extra money to have it done right. Cashed each check until I had $2000.00. I figured that would cover it. I was pretty close. I figured it would take 40 hrs at $50 an hour. I am going to try to do the rest myself. Without the info everyone posts here, it would be a lot harder to do. [QUOTE]
I think that says it all - you had an idea, made a plan and it worked out... THAT is the cool part - not to mention a nice cab now. If only the young people of the world could learn from this... instead of someone just giving them stuff...or expecting it. Along those lines, I think the younger folks on this site are inspirational... ahhhh sorry, I accidently stepped up on the soapbox... I'm back down now...
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
I went to a local restorer and talked to him about doing some work for me. First thing he said was, "I hope you're not in a hurry." Then he told me he charged $50 and hour.
After he showed me some of the work they had done and the costs involved, I told him I'd try to do most of it myself and then check with him. I figured if he did everything that I need done including painting, it would be close to the $10,000 range. |
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
With a nice frame off resto being worth 20 - 25 thousand in some circles if done right, 2k no longer sounds too bad. There are plenty of other places to save a few bucks by DIY'ing it.
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you know this is one of those threads that just stick's in my head , I am sure your job is great on that cab but boy I'll tell you that is the most I heard of anyone paying for that work !!!!
if I ever get sick and can't fix my own I will just have to quit !!!
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
id say that if you are happy with it ,and you dont know how to do it.then it was worth it .... IMO if it was easy everybody would do it..... i dont do fab work for a living but i do fix wrecked cars all day.
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
I contemplated the situation for a long time. I've owned the truck for 29 years. I'm not a very good mechanic. Everything I know has been self taught by reading and trial and error. The last time I took it to the mechanic was in Feb of 1999 for an alignment. (I just looked it up
![]() I really envy you guys that do all your own work. It really makes it worth while. Keep posting those pics so we all can learn. ![]() I love seeing you guys getting great deals on trucks. There have been some great buys posted in just this last week. Keep 'em coming.
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
If you are happy with the outcome, and the guy did a good job, it doesn't matter what you paid. Besides, if you are not familiar with that kind of work do you really want to screw something up by trying it yourself? I would rather let the pro's do it.
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
It takes a strong man to know what he is and is not capable of doing himself. People ask me if I painted my trucks and I always tell em "Nope, I wanted it to look good".
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
That's what always puzzles me about most people not wanting to pay good money for a rust or almost rust/free cab. I also know that pics don't always tell the story.
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
I checked with the Goodmark Installation Center which is located in my town and they quoted me $2,500 to replace all the bad panels and primer. Needless to say my cab is still rusty.
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
What condititon cab could you buy for $2130.00?
Do you think you could buy a rust free one for that? or a parts truck with a rust free one for less? Last edited by xshadow; 08-29-2007 at 09:49 PM. |
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
As long as your happy, that's all that matters....
now where are the pics??? I love to see new metal ![]() ![]()
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
this is a touchy subject...
people never realize how much bodywork really costs, generally most people who are somewhat do-it yourselfers think its a rip off to pay between $50 and $85/ hr to work on thier cars. they are so used to doing thing cheap they loose sight of how much stuff really costs. Last edited by BurnoutNova; 08-29-2007 at 10:52 PM. |
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
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Re: Redid my cab. Opinions on the price.
My neighbor who can do "everything" just replaced some panels on his truck with better ones from the junkyard, sanded, primed, sanded some more and then painted his truck himself. Never done it before. Believe me...it looks like it, but for him it's all about the money...not the finished product.
He offered to help me paint my truck when the time comes and I just told him no...I want a professional to do it. He didn't take offense to that...he knew what I meant. If it's worth doin'... |
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