First Generation Firebird-L Mailing List ......................................................................... Bobby yes I did, I sent you back an email, it may have went into your spam folder. Here is the one I sent you back
a.. There are cracks on both sides of the car near the rear window that need to be brazed shut. b.. Thats no problem for a good body man c.. d.. I have fiberglass deck lid and hood, but both need to be trimmed extensively to fit. Not sure if it will be worth the cost. The original deck lid needs quite a bit of work. e.. Depends on how bad they are, and how much glass on each is doubled on edge. f.. g.. I have new fender extensions (they go under each parking light), as well as a new passenger door. h.. Good deal i.. Door gaps and fender gaps need extensive adjustment. j.. Here is a LOT of your money , It looks to me like either the car was taken apart and not put back together very well OR everything is bad off because the car was wrecked and it is twisted? If I was doing it the first thing I would do is take the whole front back off or at least loose, start on getting the doors right then go forward trying to fit it right. VERY time consuming and a lot to times it is a 2 man job k.. l.. Some bondo on fender is cracked and needs removal. m.. no problem there n.. The tail panel is new. There is a huge gap that needs to be filled. o.. BIG problem if it was not welded in right or if the panel was crap to start with, will cause a lot of problems on fitment as well as your trunk lid not fitting right if it has the rear of the car pulled in to much it messes up EVERYTHING back there! My budget is $5,000 to $6,000. Do you think that is a realistic figure Maybe, To a small shop like mine it is as I do about everything by myself or I have one guy I hire when I need him, on a car like yours though I will not touch it period if the owner is not willing to pay for it to be soda blasted down. No telling what paint they used , how much rust is hiding under it, etc for me to touch it. A bigger shop may still do it for that but you have to remember they have a lot of overhead as well and they usually are after nothing but insurance jobs as you can bang them out and get paid quick where your car will take several months unless they put a lot of guys on it. Hope I helped but don't be suprised if they don't want more than your 6000 figure but it can be done for that as well, just depends on how fast YOU want it done and how busy the shop is. Talk to people about the shop first as well to see what kind of work they do. Daniel Ray ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions to Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Unsubscribe from Firebird-L: <[email protected]> Help: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/firebird/Firebird-L.html> Classifieds: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/ubb/> Owner Pictures: <http://FirstGenFirebird.org/show/>
