| djfordmanjack |
Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:23 pm |
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working hours are so expensive. considering new replacement parts a paint job for a new late model wrecked car or all new paint might take from 20 to 50 hours.
a detailed paint job inside out on an early bus might take anywhere from 200 hours up. modern filler and paint and masking stuff will cause high cost also. painting a full resto vintage project will most probably be a pain in the a** for a professional paint service.it takes too long, they don't see money for weeks or months and when asking their full charging rate, the customer might kill them.... I estimate a thoroughly detailed paintjob (including sanding and filling and all the correct paint schemes for the interior, door frames etc.) for a BD window model at least to be 7000-15000$ at mild rate, or about roughly 10.000Euros |
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| busbarn |
Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:49 pm |
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Happy days! :D
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| wcfvw69 |
Thu Aug 27, 2015 9:39 pm |
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| WOW! Thanks looks fantastic! |
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| lovinbronx |
Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:42 pm |
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busbarn wrote: Happy days! :D
That looks awesome. |
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| BulletBus |
Tue Sep 29, 2015 5:42 am |
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| Beautiful! You must be freakin out right now. Congrats and nice work bringing her back. |
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| silvertonguedevil |
Tue Sep 29, 2015 2:19 pm |
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| I can't wait for that day! Love me some Dove Blue! |
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| busbarn |
Tue Sep 29, 2015 3:43 pm |
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It was not so nice at the begining :D
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| busbarn |
Tue Sep 29, 2015 3:49 pm |
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By the way, what can you tell me about this? I think it is quite interesting but not sure if it makes sense using it or not.
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| DONGKG |
Fri Oct 02, 2015 4:43 am |
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| That barndoor is work-of-art! Cool one! |
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| thezombikiller |
Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:34 am |
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busbarn wrote: By the way, what can you tell me about this? I think it is quite interesting but not sure if it makes sense using it or not.
x2 |
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| busbarn |
Sat Jun 04, 2016 4:49 am |
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Finally!!!
The first ride!!! :D
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| nezz |
Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:56 am |
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parabéns pelo trabalho! |
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| newa |
Sat Jun 04, 2016 2:00 pm |
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Fabulous!
I am going to print some of the paint shop fresh pics and put em up in the workshop. |
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| Scotty |
Mon Jun 06, 2016 5:26 am |
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| Fantastic! |
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| ian macdowall |
Mon Jun 06, 2016 1:44 pm |
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| Looking very nice 8) |
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| 55samba |
Wed Jul 27, 2016 12:26 pm |
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Manfred58sc wrote: I hear your frustration in getting body work/painting done in Europe. There has been some sort of breakdown in providing those services that I also don't understand considering the unemployment. I have heard similar stories from classic car folks here. Maybe the new car repair mentality (snap in a new panel) has made older projects less appealing? In Italy most cars have the corners damaged, they don't seem to get repaired. Throw-away mentality?? It's odd.
I have a friend who does body and paint for a living. These fender, bumper type insurance claims are much more profitable than restoration work. Just economics and what pays better. Plus restoration work is a hassle. |
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| busbarn |
Sat Nov 19, 2016 6:58 am |
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HI,
I'm driving my bus with a stock 36hp engine and with the original gearbox and reduction boxes. It's a lot of fun but sometimes I would like to have a lit more power mainly do make longer trips. Also my wife is always complaining about the gearbox winning :D
What options do I have ? What's the best, easy and cheaper engine and gearbox swap without doing cutting or welding jobs? |
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