Has anyone ever hired out cab work?

[TwoFiftyShifter]

My '64 has a rotted cab, mostly just inner rockers and the cowl/kick panel or whatever thats called, I was wondering if I hired it out what I would be looking at to pay? Anyone done this?

[LILRED66]

I do, but I am in Kansas City. I would check with other members in your area, that may do it or can recommend a shop that will mess with the old iron.

In this area, shop rates range from $75.00-$110.00 per hour, plus the cost of patch panels and consumeable supplies. Depending on the amount of rust damage, you may be looking at between $1,000.00-$2,500.00. In many cases, it is reasonable to find a good, rust-free cab for under a $1,000.00 and do the swap.

[65Custom]

Originally Posted by TwoFiftyShifter

My '64 has a rotted cab, mostly just inner rockers and the cowl/kick panel or whatever thats called, I was wondering if I hired it out what I would be looking at to pay? Anyone done this?

Check out some of the parts sites to get an idea of the parts cost the rest would be labor, also plan for other parts that may seem to be ok now once they get into it they may find other parts that need to be replaced to make sure they get the all the rot.

It's not going to be cheap to have a body shop do this type of work and then this is usually not their main business and sometimes shops will put things like our trucks on the back burner and it could sit for a long time before it gets done you may want to put some type of time requirement on them so that it does not sit for years for them to get to it.

I have heard many horror stories of guys taking their cars to shops and the shop going out of business 5 yeas later and they get their car back a mear shell of what they took for repair.

[LILRED66]

Body shop pergatory is no place to be....

[ClassicAutoResto]

The last cab I did was brought to me stripped clean. I installed front floors, inner and outer rockers, kick plates, cab mounts, and welded up & smoothed the cowl and gas filler hole. Truck was a 72 Cheyenne. Charged $2000.00, and had it about 6 months. I only worked on it as fill work.

[ClassicAutoResto]

Originally Posted by lilred66

body shop pergatory is no place to be....

lol........amen brother!