Re: Whats the worst thing to do when restoring cars?
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03/28/23 11:46 PM
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Cheaper to buy than build is definitely the rule, not the exception. To successfully buy said done car, I believe you have to have done one or the story ends badly. Do some of the nasty jobs listed here and you’ll be checking the trouble spots first before going cash for keys.
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Re: Whats the worst thing to do when restoring cars?
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03/29/23 12:54 AM
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I have fun reading this kind of treads, Just a few things I've noticed over the years,
Taking a car apart is easy. Taking it apart so it can be reassembled is harder. Taking it apart so some of it can be reused is really hard. I've never seen a body guy, or mechanic that thinks the last guy that did something on a car did it "the right way". Most body guys and most mechanics will tell the customer they they are "going to fix it the right way, not like the last guy did." The only difference most people see between a $50 part and the same part that is a $20 part is $30 more money. Most people can't understand how its going to take hours to "Put that little part in there." Everything on the car worked until you did that unrelated thing to it, now they expect you to fix this unrelated thing for free. Most people believe your shop's hourly rate shouldn't be any higher then their hourly pay. They watched that restoration show on TV, they know its only going to take a month to restore their car and they know your going to put $30,000 of what your charging them into your pocket. Doesn't matter how many months you have been working on their car, if you expect to be paid some labor money, you intend to rip them off. It doesn't have to be "show quality" until after they have paid you.
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Re: Whats the worst thing to do when restoring cars?
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03/29/23 01:14 AM
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Whats the worst thing to do when restoring cars? To me it’s setting a completion date and a total budget. It will likely take longer and cost more. So now I take my time and try to enjoy the process
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Re: Whats the worst thing to do when restoring cars?
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03/30/23 09:13 AM
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I can only echo what others have experienced. I don't like electrical. I dont have the skill set for body and paint work. Crappy restoration parts and crappy service and or quality when you do farm something out to an alleged professional. Not bagging and tagging and photographing every single thing is bad. Made that mistake a couple of times. You think you will remember but you won't.
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Re: Whats the worst thing to do when restoring cars?
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In my eyes, the worst thing to do is paint the bottom side of the car when it wasn't painted in the first place. That is not restoring, it is improvising.
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Re: Whats the worst thing to do when restoring cars?
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The worst thing to do?
Fight with the shops and ppl to finish or make things correctly.
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Re: Whats the worst thing to do when restoring cars?
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Not drive it when you are finished.
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Re: Whats the worst thing to do when restoring cars?
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Dealing with crappy restoration parts. Some don't fit worth a lick, others are just poor quality. X2..."Licensed Mopar Restoration" labels have to be the biggest farce in this industry.
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Re: Whats the worst thing to do when restoring cars?
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Dealing with crappy restoration parts. Some don't fit worth a lick, others are just poor quality. X2..."Licensed Mopar Restoration" labels have to be the biggest farce in this industry. Licensing is just a profit opportunity for the licenser.....it doesn't mean the part is any good, it just means part of what you pay goes to support a corporation who isn't directly involved in making parts you want anymore.
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Re: Whats the worst thing to do when restoring cars?
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Dealing with crappy restoration parts. Some don't fit worth a lick, others are just poor quality. X2..."Licensed Mopar Restoration" labels have to be the biggest farce in this industry. In the last 25 years IMO, the only company that I am aware of that is still in business and produced top notch parts is Trim Parts. In a few instances the quality was better than NOS or originals. Rare parts is another
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