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#30
by
lord_verminaard
on 09 Jul, 2007 09:59
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I'd be wary of an $800 bodyshop quote. Heck, the custom shop I work for recently got $1200 for painting a motorcycle. It was custom, but still. We charge about $1000 for a basic paint job on a car, and that's without fixing anything. We are currently repairing rust on a 63 Mercedes and I bet we have 80 man-hours in it already and we haven't even welded in panels yet!!!
Good luck with it, you'll need it. But I always love to see people giving rotted out cars another chance instead of junking them.
Brendan
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#31
by
BlackTieTD
on 09 Jul, 2007 10:28
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the body shop he is using has little to no overhead
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#32
by
bevboyy
on 09 Jul, 2007 10:30
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Tyler, why not add the adenoid onto the NA pump and set the timing to 1.00?
Otherwise, a nice set up. With the k14 your boost will come on much sooner (read:usable) and pushing 15psi intercooled will provide you will nice results power wise with decent reliability....
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#33
by
burn_your_money
on 09 Jul, 2007 11:05
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The goal of the truck is economy so I think I'll get more without the LDA. Also, selling the pump will get me closer to a shiny new DP
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#34
by
bevboyy
on 09 Jul, 2007 11:52
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Yep - that works as well.
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#35
by
Jetta Fan
on 09 Jul, 2007 14:14
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Demo, I mean dismantling, of the caddy is really moving along Tyler. Looking good. Interesting pic looking out through the strut tower.
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#36
by
burn_your_money
on 09 Jul, 2007 22:49
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#37
by
bevboyy
on 09 Jul, 2007 22:53
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oh lawdy lawdy....that's nasty.... :shock:
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#38
by
Jetta Fan
on 10 Jul, 2007 08:04
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Eeewwwww....not a pretty sight at all.
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#39
by
BlackTieTD
on 10 Jul, 2007 09:21
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:lol: you guys aren't into aircooled eh? keep pluggin any caddy is a good caddy.
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#40
by
lord_verminaard
on 10 Jul, 2007 09:33
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:lol: you guys aren't into aircooled eh? keep pluggin any caddy is a good caddy.
LOL cept you cant call up JC Whitney and get all new sheetmetal for a caddy for $100.
Brendan
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#41
by
BlackTieTD
on 10 Jul, 2007 10:43
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LOL burn is the JC whitney of mkI/IDI diesel
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#42
by
Jetta Fan
on 10 Jul, 2007 10:46
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No, not into the air cooled VWs, but I am from Nova Scotia, where you can watch your car rust and on a quiet night, you can hear it rust. :twisted:
That's why it's so hard to get a good, older car around here. I'd love a rabbit or caddy, but finding one in good shape is not an easy feat.
Tyler, it's nasty looking, but with any luck, you can get it fixed up.
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#43
by
burn_your_money
on 10 Jul, 2007 15:47
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LOL burn is the JC whitney of mkI/IDI diesel
HAHA thanks Lanny.
I'm not giving up on the truck yet. It is my ideal/dream vehicle I won't let a little rust and a shobby repair job from the last guy stop me.
I am afraid to remove the windsheild though, I think it might fold in half when I tow it to the body shop if I take it out :lol:
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#44
by
blkboostedtruck
on 10 Jul, 2007 19:49
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Hey Tyler,
just utility knife the rubber seal on the windshield!! looks like that was the reason the roof and kowl rusted out was from a bad old rubber seal ! It's amazing how that if the seal fails it can destroy the body in such little time and you won't even know it! thats also the biggest cause of electrical failures on the A1 chassie! well good news the seal is still available! hey you sure you don't want that chassie i got ? it hasn't been touched before so you could be the first one to do the repairs?
thanks Duane