Body Work Thread
 

i need my pinch frame repaired do an idiot lifting my car wrong.
does anyone know a body shop that will repair my pinch frame?

I'm willing to bet that any body shop will.

All you have to do is ask.

i have been asking around

i got one quote for $1200
but once I mention that it is a 1983 trans am
they say sorry we dont do that kind of work

$1200?!? Did the guy who jacked it up fold it in half lol?
Is it rotted at all? Most shops assume anything that old is rotted and will steer clear.
Ok then, are you willing to travel? And got any pics? Let me see what's there to work with. Pretty sure I can beat $1200 ;)

no rot my KARR was from north carolina and garaged
the body is pretty mint on the damage there is some surface rust
got a phone number ?
i dont have any photos right now

I'm at work now so I can't talk. But, my number is in the mantown thread with everyones number. Feel free to text whenever and I'll get back when I can.
Tough to say much of anything without seeing it though.

hahaha he sad KARR lol

it is KARR!! thats why :D:kitt-kit:

I found it I will try to text you when I can. my boss is a cell phone nazi (he thinks it is worse than smoking. my boss is a moonbat).

LOLLLLLLLLL! clever!

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Unless you're just looking for a place near you, in which case I'm no help to you lol

is it me or does this thread just make me want to punch some one

huh?

my pinch frame looks better than brand new thanks to nicole autobody

does any one know fix gound effectsat a good price? The ground effects are bulging out where it meets at the fender, but the fender is lined up?

i will take some photos of the area in question tommorrow

could just be alignment of the panels, pics?

I will get some photos tomorrow, the photos that I have are before the pinch frame work done

the work brought some demons to the surface

they told me the bottom of the fender had patch work done to it and had a lot of bondo on it

sounds like you need a fender

i have a spare fender

http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/u...5/IMG_0994.jpg
http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/u...5/IMG_0993.jpg

hopefully tomorrow the car wash will be open lol

Mine does the same thing, Fender is FUBAR on the bottom and the alignment is screwed.

so can it be fixed?

NO LIKE I SAID NEW FENDER IS NEEDED. LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE TELL YOU AND DONT ASK OVER AND OVER AGAIN ABOUT THE SAME FUCKING THING

so does any here can replace my fender for cheap

the one you have Is it already painted and such or does it need to be preped. If its just a swap there are a few guys on hear that can do it if they are willing. Its not that hard just takes a while to get it all lined up the way it needs to be. You could probably do it your self.

the one I have is a GM NOS fender it needs to be prepped and painted

the fender can be fixed the body guy told me but it has to come off the car and wanted an arm and a leg

I'd say bring it to a bodyshop and have them paint the fender, tho if you want them to match the color PERFECT and compensate for fading and whatnot, bring them the car and the fender and have them install it otherwise they will be going by the paint code, tho you could get creative and bring picture of the paint or even that insert in the old fender to make sure they match it perfectly so as to compensate for paint fade in addition to the paint code. btw generally I've only heard of higher end body shops doing that, don't bring it to maco and expect much

the body shop that i went to wants $1000

i would never go to maaco they are hacks

paint is expensive. but that doesn't sound pretty expensive to me

Personally I'd probably go a head and look into all the body shops around and find the highest quality one I could, and bring them the fender, paint code, and a close up photo of the fender paint when the car is CLEAN!!! but thats just me

$1000 is alot of money thats one months pay

do you know any one locally ?

The car is white and charcoal 2 tone right? If you want it to match perfectly then just painting the fender off is not really an option. For a perfect color match you need to blend the paint from the fender into the door, hood, gfx, and front bumper for everthing to match. White is one of the worst colors to match perfectly and charcoals aren't much better.
It's also tough to tell exactly what it needs from the pics. You show that the gfx don't sit flush but don't show what's causing it.
Honestly, if the other shop was taking your fender, jambing it, installing it, painting the 3/4 nose, and wetsand/buffing it like a good quality shop will do then a grand isn't really that bad.
Can you find someone to do something cheaper? Probably. But you get what you pay for. And they will most likely not do all those steps. You could probably get someone to spray the fender off and bolt it on but the color match can be hit or miss. And those color match cameras aren't all they are cracked up to be. They only ever helped me probably 2 out of 5 times. Other times they were way off lol.

If you want a better opinion of what is required snap a pic from underneath some can see what the bottom looks like.

i was going to get better photos today but God decided to let it snow

i am working on get another fender off a donor 1983 daytona 500

I agree..Autobody work is like a boob job. You know what you want em' to look like, don't want to over pay... but it sure as hell beats the risk of the frankinstein disaster you COULD end up with to save a buck.

If it bothers you THAT bad, fix it. But u get what u pay for in the long run. And it could looks worse than what u started out with. Id leave it be honestly. If 1000 is a months pay, supplies alone is a little over a weeks worth... keep that in mind also.

I've never actually wanted to squeeze a paint job though...

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Poopstick!!!!

u want it done right ur gonna pay for it. if u dont wanna pay the money then suck it up and deal with it.

That's what I say. Pay the money and have it done right. I went cheap on my paint job where I worked and came out like shitttttt. Wish I just sucked it up and went to a top of the line body shop. I coulda had it painted orange!! LOL