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Calling all body men/painters....

So I was asked by a family friend to paint his 71' volvo gun metal blue(like Dallas Cowboys away pant colors) the car is pretty straight needs a new rear panel replaced, new lower quarters, and a little core support work. The body needs to be stripped, primed, painted.... What I'm wondering is what # should I throw at him, without giving him a heart attack.  He got a quote of 10,000 and he was blown away so I need to be quite a bit lower with still making decent money. It's been a long time since I've been in the business (10yrs lol) So what do u guys think? Also the car is stripped no windows, engine, interior and all trim
1986 T-bird
347 stroker motor
185 AFR Heads
TrickFlow cam 224/232-542/563
Victor Jr. intake CNC ported
Quickfuel Holley 800 cfm
Hooker 1-3/4 long tubes
Custom built AOD
B&M 3000 stall
8.8 w/4.30 gears
UPR K-member,A-Arms,and coil-overs
UPR upper/lower control arms
Strange shocks/struts
26x10x15 M/T slicks
11.48@119.27
(coming soon Tremec 3550)
The Finished Product
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/03grinnie/T-bird/

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Reply #1 –
well, how many hrs do you think it will take?
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Reply #2 –
How long do you think it is going to take, 120-140 hours? x whatever you think your "free" time is worth. Plus $1500-2000 for parts and  paint and materials. Just a guesstimate, but if the shop he got the quote from is getting somewhere in the neighborhood of $50-60/hour they are thinking around a 130 hour job + materials.

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Reply #3 –
Quote from: daminc;424226
well, how many hrs do you think it will take?
That's the question not sure because it's been a while for me to judge it?
1986 T-bird
347 stroker motor
185 AFR Heads
TrickFlow cam 224/232-542/563
Victor Jr. intake CNC ported
Quickfuel Holley 800 cfm
Hooker 1-3/4 long tubes
Custom built AOD
B&M 3000 stall
8.8 w/4.30 gears
UPR K-member,A-Arms,and coil-overs
UPR upper/lower control arms
Strange shocks/struts
26x10x15 M/T slicks
11.48@119.27
(coming soon Tremec 3550)
The Finished Product
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w92/03grinnie/T-bird/

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Reply #4 –
I would say your looking at 3 full weeks of work, at least plus materials.. really depends what the car looks like, and the quality he's looking for in my opinion….

your looking at about 10 grand if I was going to do it…. and I'm not a pro bodyman
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
Join us on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_137541156293768&ap=1

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Reply #5 –
Quote from: daminc;424244
…. and I'm not a pro bodyman

I don't think there is many people that could duplicate what you've done Jerry.. you can call yourself pro bodyman all you want around here ;)
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Reply #6 –
Quote from: Bob;424264
I don't think there is many people that could duplicate what you've done Jerry.. you can call yourself pro bodyman all you want around here ;)

I second that statement!!


86' T/C 4.6L DOHC
16' Chebby Cruze 1.4L Turbo
17’ Peterbilt 389 600hp 1850ftlb Trq 18spd

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