Amazing quality, awesome work.
I'm not sure on a total yet, but his rate is $120/hour. He works fairly quickly from what I've seen and I believe overall I'll be very pleased with the cost based on finished product. Not having any real fabrication experience, welder, etc myself this was always going to be a job I'd have to pay for, but his work compared to others I tried to employ is head over heels better IMHO. Granted that comes with some extra cost, but his work speaks for itself.Just for reference, how much is he charging you? This work is some of the best I’ve seen!
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I'm not sure on a total yet, but his rate is $120/hour. He works fairly quickly from what I've seen and I believe overall I'll be very pleased with the cost based on finished product. Not having any real fabrication experience, welder, etc myself this was always going to be a job I'd have to pay for, but his work compared to others I tried to employ is head over heels better IMHO. Granted that comes with some extra cost, but his work speaks for itself.
And considering I've put this build off for 23 years I think I've earned myself some room to spurge!
As a fabricator and a business owner I respect the privacy of not disclosing your final price. The initial quote is a good enough ball park to show if the next guy should inquire or not. No two builds are exactly the same. Material and labor vary so much off small changes and people get hung up on numbers so it puts extra pressure on the guy doing the work. He does nice work and is pricing himself according to his work load and skillset.TBH I won’t tell the final cost, just cause I’m not built that way… but I can tell you Walker quoted $8-10k.
Is it worth that for my low power build? To most probably not, but he has built this so that realistically I could go forward from here and make more power with a bigger turbo and better engine. Doubt I will, but the potential is there.
And I’ve reached a point that I don’t care about the cost so much anymore… within reason! I’ve waited for 23 years, saved for most of that, and this doesn’t impact my life in any way negatively. I played with getting a cheap welder and building it myself, talked to people that would have done it for cheaper, but luckily none of them stepped up to the plate when it came time to do work.
Walker showed genuine interest, quoted me a price I was okay with, and after seeing his work/attention to detail and his great communication throughout the build process I’m very glad I’m doing it for a little more cost to get something I’m happy with that will most likely never need improvement.
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TBH I won’t tell the final cost, just cause I’m not built that way… but I can tell you Walker quoted $8-10k.
Is it worth that for my low power build? To most probably not, but he has built this so that realistically I could go forward from here and make more power with a bigger turbo and better engine. Doubt I will, but the potential is there.
And I’ve reached a point that I don’t care about the cost so much anymore… within reason! I’ve waited for 23 years, saved for most of that, and this doesn’t impact my life in any way negatively. I played with getting a cheap welder and building it myself, talked to people that would have done it for cheaper, but luckily none of them stepped up to the plate when it came time to do work.
Walker showed genuine interest, quoted me a price I was okay with, and after seeing his work/attention to detail and his great communication throughout the build process I’m very glad I’m doing it for a little more cost to get something I’m happy with that will most likely never need improvement.
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Looks really good, I'll be interested in how the intercooler piping holds up the way it's routed. I was a big chicken and routed mine on the inside of the frame rail, but that now get's in the way of the lower valence. The way he did it seems like a better idea.
Love that inlet tube setup.
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I’m not sure the center exit would work on a stock placement sway at mount. I have it turned around because my truck is so low which creates a gap between it and the core support.