how many workhours?

[willard]

Hi, my challenger is disassembled and I got first quotes on body work, sandblasting and disassembly and verification of car and I'm a bit shocked 
Please tell me how many workhours takes:
- complete disassembly of car, engine+tranny removed as a unit, same thing with rear end
- replacement of trunk floor with floor extensions
- replacement of front floor pan (driver's, short pan)
- reskinning of a quarter

I mean bodywork + filler if necessary. Thanks for help.

[torredcuda]

A lot of variables there-how rusty the car is will make a diifernce as to how easy it comes apart etc.Wild guess without seeing the car 40-60 hrs, maybe more.Breaking it down figure 10-15 for a quarter,8-12 for the trunk and extensions,4-6 for the front pan and at least a day or so to take apart and add for any other rust repair on adjacant areas,sandblasting,priming.

[72cudamaan]

A lot of variables there-how rusty the car is will make a diifernce as to how easy it comes apart etc.Wild guess without seeing the car 40-60 hrs, maybe more.Breaking it down figure 10-15 for a quarter,8-12 for the trunk and extensions,4-6 for the front pan and at least a day or so to take apart and add for any other rust repair on adjacant areas,sandblasting,priming.

          But wouldn't be suprised if another 20 hours plus for disassembly. All depends on how stripped down it already is.               

[Lunchbox]

I was shocked too when I started getting price quotes. I also checked some of their work and methods and got further disappointed. Thats when I decided to try and tackle it on my own. I was able to get a garage, and the tools for about half the price that I was being quoted.

However, the timeframe has expanded way more then a body shop would have done.

Lunch

[willard]

i ask cause the shop quotes are insane as to polish economy conditions. I heard 1 workhour is US is aaprox 30-50 usd. And I was quoted:
$1500 - for car disassembly and verification of parts condition (ie - buy this, buy that, that is crap) and body (this is rust, that is rust, buy this sheet metal and that). engine, tranny, rear end not touched at all.

$1000 for sandblasting the unibody

$3700 for 2 short front floor pans replacement, trunk floor+extensions, grinding some old welds, patching the upper cowl and replacing skin on quarter.

The car isn't in bad shape:
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=63986
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=63305

and was qualified to 2010 c-c.com callendar 

Takin into consideration that 1 workhour in polish economy is approx $10, maybe $15 for a specialist (bodyman) led me to a conclussion somebdy wants to rip me off.

A friend of mine had his 72 cuda completely done for $3500, and it was real bad - all floors, quarters, cowl, fenders needed patching or replacement.

[torredcuda]

Ya,look elsewhere,at $15/hour that`s a lot of hours to be charging that kind of money.

[BIGSHCLUNK]

Just cleaning up NIKKI's floor this summer.... well took me this summer!!!