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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #60 on: December 13, 2009, 05:24:02 PM »
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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #61 on: December 13, 2009, 05:45:36 PM »
today I got the rear end out, brake& gas lines off. its really not to bad under there. surface rust, that's it . rear tail panel does not have a pin hole in it. it has never been undercoated. oil and trans fluid up front. I still need to weld and grind the floor patch from underneath to make it right.  well I guess it time to start scrapping and wire wheeling. uuuuug I hate this part of it.  need to start on the left side rocker to.

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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #62 on: December 13, 2009, 06:46:23 PM »
that car looks alot better than i thought it was once torn apart, your underside is not bad at all. I would have thought otherwise. either way dude you are really getting into this project.
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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #63 on: December 13, 2009, 07:35:40 PM »
4SPEED...You get more done in a day than I do in a year it seems.  haha 

Great project.  I can't wait to see what you do with this car. 
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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #64 on: December 13, 2009, 09:05:34 PM »
ya I'm really pleased with the way it looks. good thing it been in a barn for the last 20 some years.  no undercoating, and Ohio salt roads. this car dodged the crusher. big time.

SoonerTA   I keep my hours on a calendar. and have right at 24 hr in it so far.
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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #65 on: December 13, 2009, 09:08:23 PM »
That's good to know - I'd like to see a break down if you would.  Major chunks of time - breakdown, media blast, paint, engine, interior ...etc.  It'd be good info.  Obviously rust would be one of the most time consuming portions & the biggest unknown - probably the biggest variable from car to car?
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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #66 on: December 13, 2009, 09:11:11 PM »
looks like you lucked out in some areas I needed to give special attention too on my se. I had too many hours into body working and fab'n my back half area all of which seems to be really good on yours. my lower quarters and front outter wheel housings needed work and it was very time consuming. I think between fab and body work i had 80 hours into just my back half.
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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #67 on: December 13, 2009, 09:20:34 PM »
the 79 had 8 months and a little more than 400 hr's and the guy that helped had 200+ hr's.
so at, say 25 per hr. thats more then 15k in labor.
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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #68 on: December 13, 2009, 09:22:47 PM »
yeah i can only imagine what my bill would have been as I have around that into mine as well and I am no where near your cars overall yet I still have my interior to do. which i need to snap some pics of for you guys. brb I need to update you all on it.
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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #69 on: December 13, 2009, 09:24:08 PM »
And $25/hr is cheap.  Now you see why these restorations go upwards of $60K given parts and labor ...

Quote from: 4SPEED on December 13, 2009, 09:20:34 PM
the 79 had 8 months and a little more than 400 hr's and the guy that helped had 200+ hr's.
so at, say 25 per hr. thats more then 15k in labor.
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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #70 on: December 13, 2009, 09:30:40 PM »
ya I no 25 is cheap . the guy in town charges 40.00 . I told him he was nuts. and he's one of those body guy that putts cardboard behind bondo.
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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #71 on: December 13, 2009, 10:03:20 PM »
Glad to see that it it in good shape for you!!!

Alsways better to have a decent body to work with
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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #72 on: December 13, 2009, 10:06:32 PM »
Quote from: Nexus on December 13, 2009, 10:03:20 PM
Glad to see that it it in good shape for you!!!

Alsways better to have a decent body to work with

thats what I tell my wife....
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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #73 on: December 13, 2009, 10:47:13 PM »
posted up some pics in my thread for you to look at buddy. now i understand why you pm'd me on them clips. I didnt realize the difference on the seatbelts until tonite. i know i have one after franticly scrounging around lol. thanks for that first chance offer on them though. if you find some more give me a shout as i believe i will need atleast one more.
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Re: 77 W72 trans am Restoration
« Reply #74 on: December 13, 2009, 11:04:30 PM »
Quote from: 4SPEED on December 13, 2009, 10:06:32 PM
Quote from: Nexus on December 13, 2009, 10:03:20 PM
Glad to see that it it in good shape for you!!!

Alsways better to have a decent body to work with

thats what I tell my wife....


She wasn't in the room was she?

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