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| bluhun |
  Oct 29 2012, 02:17 AM
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Can someone give me an estimate of the number of hours of labor that a good Porsche shop would require to weld in all of the panels in a chassis-stiffening kit?
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| scotty b |
Oct 29 2012, 06:33 AM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
done properly I would geusstimate at 7-10 hours start to finish. This is removing the interior, stripping the paint from the longs and rear panel, etch priming them with a weld through etch primer. Cleaning the new panels and etching them. welding it all in, then final paint. 7 being the car cam ein with all of the interior alrwady removed, and the owner reinstalling it. Having
I currently have 3 cars lined up for just this operation, and can do a writeup on it if wanted including hours. It will be a few weeks before I do the first one though. |
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| bulitt |
Oct 29 2012, 09:18 AM
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Achtzylinder Group: Members Posts: 4,189 Joined: 2-October 11 Member No.: 13,632 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(scotty b @ Oct 29 2012, 08:33 AM)  done properly I would geusstimate at 7-10 hours start to finish. This is removing the interior, stripping the paint from the longs and rear panel, etch priming them with a weld through etch primer. Cleaning the new panels and etching them. welding it all in, then final paint. 7 being the car cam ein with all of the interior alrwady removed, and the owner reinstalling it. Having I currently have 3 cars lined up for just this operation, and can do a writeup on it if wanted including hours. It will be a few weeks before I do the first one though. Is this the Engman kit??? |
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bluhun 914 Chassis-stiffening kit Oct 29 2012, 02:17 AM
mepstein You need to find a good welder, not necessarily a ... Oct 29 2012, 05:04 AM timothy_nd28 This really depends. If you just drop off the car... Oct 29 2012, 06:23 AM
scotty b
This really depends. If you just drop off the ca... Oct 29 2012, 06:36 AM timothy_nd28
This really depends. If you just drop off the c... Oct 29 2012, 06:39 AM scotty b
[quote name='scotty b' post='1759692' date='Oct 2... Oct 29 2012, 06:41 AM bluhun
[quote name='scotty b' post='1759692' date='Oct 2... Oct 29 2012, 09:56 AM partwerks Make sure everything is sealed between the plates ... Oct 29 2012, 06:27 AM Eric_Shea Still a tremendous amount of work to be done. The... Oct 29 2012, 10:23 AM hot_shoe914
:WTF: :confused: :poke: :miles: :stooges: :... Oct 29 2012, 07:27 PM mepstein When Scotty does mine, you will see; interior long... Oct 29 2012, 08:19 PM Cairo94507 Holy crap Mark! That sucker is not going to f... Oct 29 2012, 08:38 PM mepstein
Holy crap Mark! That sucker is not going to ... Oct 29 2012, 08:48 PM kg6dxn Call Mark @ original Customs in Napa. He can do it... Oct 29 2012, 08:49 PM Elliot Cannon :agree: Although his looks can be deceiving. :e... Oct 30 2012, 10:03 PM Jgilliam914 Last winter I welded in the Engman kit. My interio... Oct 31 2012, 06:31 AM shoguneagle When I welded my car and added stress kitting, I s... Nov 1 2012, 03:23 AM |
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