Welding and radiator hose clamps
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The most important would be the frame and rear upper control arm mount repair.
Not sure of the rates in the Boston area, but around here you would be looking at $40-50 per hour for the frame repair.
Not sure of the rates in the Boston area, but around here you would be looking at $40-50 per hour for the frame repair.
3-5hrs if a sloth did it and stopped for lunch in the middle.
10m to get it on the lift, 10 more to drop the CA, 15 to hack it off the frame, another 10m to clamp it up and have a coffee, b4 3m of welding.
10m to get it on the lift, 10 more to drop the CA, 15 to hack it off the frame, another 10m to clamp it up and have a coffee, b4 3m of welding.
fourpointzero
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@CharlesHS that is cheap!
@OP my TJ is a few thousand miles short of 200k and I would daily it if I had to. In fact, I plan on driving it down to south FL from central Jersey sometime this summer. I'd be more concerned with 'how long' will your TJ last the elements of the New England area. Do you have a garage? If not. Fluid Film and petro based products go a long way to help protect the metal you have. Also, cleaning out the crud on the inside of the frame rails, as well as drilling a 1/4" hole in the front and rear of the frame rails to allow the water to drain.
@OP my TJ is a few thousand miles short of 200k and I would daily it if I had to. In fact, I plan on driving it down to south FL from central Jersey sometime this summer. I'd be more concerned with 'how long' will your TJ last the elements of the New England area. Do you have a garage? If not. Fluid Film and petro based products go a long way to help protect the metal you have. Also, cleaning out the crud on the inside of the frame rails, as well as drilling a 1/4" hole in the front and rear of the frame rails to allow the water to drain.
Hourly rates are about 40-50% of what I was paying while living in the San Diego, CA area.
Thanks Charles! The rates go for around $100+ here
No I don't have a garage. Theres no rot on the frame itself other than heavy surface rust which I plan on cleaning up in the spring months.
That's what I thought. I got quoted at 900 for all the work plus an extra 460 for the welding? Seems a little outrageous
if they'da said 2-3hrs i wouldn't have piped in. it's that 5hr BS. shouldn't even take a lazy bastard that long.
maybe they have to farm out the welding and call someone in to do it? 460 seems excessive to me.
what do they mean by, & frame section?
maybe they have to farm out the welding and call someone in to do it? 460 seems excessive to me.
what do they mean by, & frame section?
Shop rates account for the average job. If they get done faster, then good for the shop. One broken bolt can change everything though. $460 for welding may seem outrageous to you, but the liability is on the welder. Plus, you aren't paying them for how long it takes them to weld, you are paying them for the years it took them to learn their craft and now apply it to your POS.
Just wondering on what other enthusiasts options are regarding the job, how to move forward with it, and what could wait a few weeks. I'm not dismissing the amount of work at all, just don't know if I'm spending more than I can afford.
Can't really answer that without pictures of the frame and mount.
fourpointzero
TJ Addict
When buying a TJ and with any expected repair, I can say for certain to always calculate on spending more than you initially thought. Because Ive been there before, with more than one Jeep. And have seen my friends with Jeeps go through it too.
Same here in Kali. The $75per hour guy is not reliable and may not be a good fitter.
Thanks man. Ended up going through with it. Hoping I get another lifetime worth of this rig once I go broke
J E E P = Just Empty Every PocketThanks man. Ended up going through with it. Hoping I get another lifetime worth of this rig once I go broke
fourpointzero
TJ Addict
Congrats and welcome to the never-ending, moving goal post!
Once you've got it in working order, post some shots up for us to enjoy.
Once you've got it in working order, post some shots up for us to enjoy.