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Looking for some resto work done in Central PA
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07/21/22 01:36 PM
07/21/22 01:36 PM
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Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 11 PA
JKCuda
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Looking to get some body work done on my 72 Cuda. Rear quarters, inner fenders and braces, probably need some firewall patching or replacement as well. Rockers have a some bubbling under the paint, not sure if that will be repairable or need replaced. I'm sure there's other stuff that will be uncovered once I finish gutting the interior.
Anyone know of any reputable shops or people in the Central Pennsylvania area? I've called a few shops around here and so far I've either been told minimum 1-2 years or I had one guy tell me it was likely to be 40-50k (insane). Any tips would be great! I tried to locate some vendors at Chryslers at Carlisle this past weekend with no luck...
If this isn't the correct forum for this, please feel free to move it!
Last edited by JKCuda; 07/21/22 02:30 PM.
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Re: Looking for some resto work done in Central PA
[Re: JKCuda]
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08/04/22 09:10 AM
08/04/22 09:10 AM
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All the rust you see is just that, what you can see. The issue is, what are you going to see when the skirt is lifted and the entire chassis is blasted or dipped. With all the cars we've restored here, I can tell you with all certainty, it's going to be much worse seeing the type of corrosion truly on the car. A 40k-50k estimate is probably low to do a car body to the level you expect to receive. You'll have 5-8k in material alone and that's not counting the sheet metal you'll need to replace. True restoration work is a dying art, all of us in this business are looking for talented hands to put on these cars without success. I've had really good collision guys in here that are the best in replacing a fender with a knew one, bring that guy here? They don't last a few days to figure out they have no clue. 99.9% of all cars being restored today is either sentimental or for the love of the "hobby", you'll never restore a car to make money unless it's a 1%'er that you either owned for years and owes you nothing or bought it at a crazy low price.
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Re: Looking for some resto work done in Central PA
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08/07/22 10:49 PM
08/07/22 10:49 PM
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