"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
08/02/2018 at 11:11 • Filed to: None
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"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo)
08/02/2018 at 11:11 • Filed to: None | 2
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To do what I freelance around town doing anyway. I’m coming up with a “terms of abuse” that will start with “you ain’t special, your car ain’t special” - “didn’t you have a dad? a firebird is not an investment” and “ I absolutely guarantee it will rust if you get it wet”. I love anything on wheels, but I feel I must have a firm hand with the project car community.
Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
08/02/2018 at 11:27 |
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Delicate, but firm. These cars are our kids. Yes, you should tell us they’re little shits that will take all our money and give us nothing in return but... gently.
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
08/02/2018 at 11:37 |
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Need a polite way to say “yes I’ll fix your doorhandle, but this shall not snowball into a restoration” I have many regulars who have done projects before and know how it works, then I’ve got folks who think they’ll turn a quick buck saving something from the crusher.
CalzoneGolem
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
08/02/2018 at 11:48 |
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If I had an absurd amount of money I’d love to open up a hot rod shop. Drag some crusty old cars out of the boneyard and make ‘em all nice underneath.
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> CalzoneGolem
08/02/2018 at 11:55 |
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I’d start a bodyshop if I could, but that’s not how it works, one must buy a bodyshop. It’s a cool quarter million to meet regulations, regulations written by the bodyshop mafia to keep the business to themselves. In this business Metalbangers are paid poorly, actuaries do quite well in the repair business.
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CalzoneGolem
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
08/02/2018 at 11:56 |
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Yeah it’s really a pipe dream.
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> CalzoneGolem
08/02/2018 at 12:01 |
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successfull body shop is all in the office.
Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
08/02/2018 at 13:46 |
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“I want you to fix my car and I have the part... but I only have three dollars. Can you cut me a break?”
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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
08/02/2018 at 13:54 |
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And if that doesn’t work, then...
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
08/02/2018 at 13:54 |
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I think I can keep busy enough fixing other professionals screw ups. Not too interested in walk- ins and dreamers.
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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
08/02/2018 at 14:02 |
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“
Well look man, if you fix it it’ll raise the value and when I sell it, I’ll totally give you some of the profit.
You’re investing in the future man!”
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
08/02/2018 at 14:15 |
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Longtime Lurker
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
08/02/2018 at 14:22 |
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Have your storage fees in writing else you will have cars sitting in your lot after repair for far too long.
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> Longtime Lurker
08/02/2018 at 14:46 |
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My body customers pay cash up front, so I won’t need to store cars, that’s what the curb is for.
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
08/02/2018 at 14:46 |
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*see snarky firebird quote.
Die-Trying
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
08/02/2018 at 16:08 |
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DONT DO IT!!!!.......... its one thing to do it as a fun hobby, and work on some of your own junk most of the time. but when it becomes THE thing that is putting food on the table, and keeping the lights on at the house. it just isnt fun anymore. your own projects will just sit around and, sit, because the LAST thing that you want to do on a day off, is work on stuffs........
yeah, i know......... charge what you are worth and all that jive, but it still has a way of killing the passion........
best of luck with the shop...........
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
08/21/2018 at 15:13 |
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Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
08/21/2018 at 15:22 |
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I have since come to my senses. Will still lecture for free with Harrison Ford’s finger prominently diplayed
