I don't think your body guy understands how much time he will put into a "new body", take it from someone that bought one of the supposedly better ones....
Agree the new bodies still need allot of work! How are your door pillars?
I don't think your body guy understands how much time he will put into a "new body", take it from someone that bought one of the supposedly better ones....
This is a fairly classic "build vs buy" scenario. Except in your case, it sounds more like a "buy vs buy."
If you are paying a "builder" to do your metal work, then you are looking at $75-$100 shop rate. I just replaced the floors on my 70 Bronco. I estimate that I have 5 days in the floor (cut out the old, dress the spot welds, fit the new, drill holes, plug weld, grind, dress the backside, seam seal, prep, and prime.) So if I were paying a shop...that's $4K. If I paid a shop that charged me $20 per hour for a laborer to do "grunt work" and $100 per hour for skilled work...then you are talking about $2K for the floors.
The only way that restoration can be cost effective is if you have access to cheap labor. Most of the projects I work on earn me about 10 cents per hour...
I'm sending you a PM.
Congrats!
Keep it, there's something really nice about original sheet metal. FYI, make sure you investigate the channel in the cowl. Mine rotted out, the only place on the entire body and I found a "how to" article on replacing it with a 2x4 metal tube with out replacing anything else.
Good luck and post progress photos!
Congrats!
Keep it, there's something really nice about original sheet metal. FYI, make sure you investigate the channel in the cowl. Mine rotted out, the only place on the entire body and I found a "how to" article on replacing it with a 2x4 metal tube with out replacing anything else.
Good luck and post progress photos!