What's with auto body people? . . . .

[1wild&crazyguy]

One guy quoted me $10,000 for paint and body and he wanted $800 just to pull the quarter panel out and put it in primer.

I bought a nail gun, welder & a slide hammer and pulled my self in 3 hr's.

 

[tractorfix]

A 71 Scamp ain't worth that money or effort. And nothing personal, but I wouldn't let my daughter drive around in a car with that amount of cancer no matter how "fixed" you think it may have gotten. You could buy a real nice one for a fraction of fixing that one. Let it go.

 

[waggin]

Well Said!! It is an art form with hazards but it's rewards are worth it for the do it yourselfer....You can do this dood!!! as wildncrazy said buying up tools and equipment offer their own rewards and the knowledge that comes with them!! when I was younger I drooled over the car's of the day with their fancy paint job's and it is trully the finishing touch to any hot rod.If it dont come out perfect you are still keeping rust at bay so learn what you can and enjoy your success with it!You will be happy you chose base clear system,it is very forgiving and were all here to hopefully walk you thru it....when painting with the basecoat dont get in a hurry..don't try to make it shine,applie it in coats almost like candy apple,you will see that less is better,it covers better in light coat's don't put it on heavy it has an aggressive reduser that will eat into undercoats,each coat should look dry within five minutes.you can wait a while in between coats and tack cloth it down before the next coat,if you have a problem give it some time to dry and you can dry scuff the flaw back out and repaint that area without worry's....good luck to ya and keep us posted and ask all the question's you wan't

I think they're just being honest with you although laughing you out of there is uncalled for.

Basically you're bringing in a $500 car that needs 200+ hours work, with materials and parts you'll be into it for easily 30K+ and have a car worth 15.

Do the work yourself, many of us do with outstanding results, also gives you a better appreciation for what those body shop guys go through. :munky2:

 

[v8scamp]

Just be careful and unload the suspension before you get in there and start cutting and grinding.

it's definitely unloaded. there's almost nothing left there. i can move the torsion bars with my hand with the car on the ground..

Hire a local welder. Many are mobile. I have a friend I bribe with $ & beer!

never thought about that

A 71 Scamp ain't worth that money or effort. And nothing personal, but I wouldn't let my daughter drive around in a car with that amount of cancer no matter how "fixed" you think it may have gotten. You could buy a real nice one for a fraction of fixing that one. Let it go.

all ready talked it over with her. we're gonna body and paint(my lil bro paints) mine since it's solid and already stripped. then move everything from the green hornet to it. then we'll see what's left of the hornet for later use.
had a guy who does his own resto-mods(drivers not trailer queens) look at it and he says mine is fine. subframe and body are solid just a few dents that need pulled and that he'd help me get started with that and the floors. he even said i can use his storage shop if i need as long as there's an open spot. bonus it's right next door to where i work. i didn't even know that's what was in that building 'til yesterday. found out bc i asked him about his 73 charger 440 6 pac. sublime with black interior. he's got a 7? challenger rt on a rotisserie in the shop. really nice guy and he was glad to see a teenage girl that wanted to do something for herself and with a classic to boot. he told her to "make it yours" and i believe she will.
she's ready to get to it and wants to try body work herself. she got out today and cleaned it out(used as a storage shed) and gathered up all the interior to redo it. she wants to do as much as possible herself. she's making the decisions on it. it will be hers after all. all painted surfaces on the inside satin black, green insets on black seats black carpet, black panels with green handles, black rallies($175 blasted and primed, from our new friend) and of course sassy grass green body. get it? she likes black and green.

get ready everyone, we'll be asking questions.......

 

[momoparman]

So you are scrapping the brown one and transposing to the green one?

That $ounds like $ome $mart thinking on your part.

I'm sure the rust colored one will make a great parts car.....at least.

Good luck to you.

Mop

 

[v8scamp]

no everything is going from the green one to the gold one. the green one is the rust bucket. the subframe and rockers are almost gone. the gold one is solid. i know it's a lot of work but she seems to be up to it for now.

although, you know, i did find a nice driver aqua green/blue '67 coronet 500 that she fell in love with as soon as she saw it. my son(mad at big sis for taking it) may end up with the scamp after all......

 

[momoparman]

Well with 2 cars and a couple of weekends you should be able to come up with a driver at least.

Good luck and maybe they could swap cars every other week to keep it fresh.