Cost to have someone take off front clip and replace with a one piece clip on a 1973
03-19-2018, 03:24 PM
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Cost to have someone take off front clip and replace with a one piece clip on a 1973
Hi looking to see how much labor on taking off a front clip and replacing it with a one piece clip I bought from Eckler's don't need painted just the labor on doing that thanks
03-19-2018, 04:01 PM
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Have you gotten estimates from body shops/Corvette shops in your area? This swap will be more involved than what you might think.
03-19-2018, 05:43 PM
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Hi no I haven't this was my dad's car and he died so I got it it needs done or I might just end up selling the car just trying to see how much it would cost and trying to figure out if it worth to put money in it !!! The car has a salvage title no frame damage it was in a hurricane and got flipped over so the front clip needs to be replaced
03-19-2018, 06:06 PM
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Where are you located?
03-19-2018, 06:18 PM
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03-20-2018, 06:22 AM
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Replaced mine on my 73 in 2016.
2 hours for me to remove the old urethane one and clean up the area.
Body shop installed the new one. Figure about 1.5 hours for installation after they painted it.
I spent 45 minutes installing the 3 grills and air dam.
4.25 hours at a labor rate for your area (the body shop rate was $50 per hour)
Fran
2 hours for me to remove the old urethane one and clean up the area.
Body shop installed the new one. Figure about 1.5 hours for installation after they painted it.
I spent 45 minutes installing the 3 grills and air dam.
4.25 hours at a labor rate for your area (the body shop rate was $50 per hour)
Fran
03-20-2018, 06:36 AM
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Keep in mind, the setup from Eckler's is going to require a LOT of prep work before it is ready to paint. Not a knock against Eckler's just the nature of new glass parts.
03-20-2018, 07:36 AM
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Replaced mine on my 73 in 2016.
2 hours for me to remove the old urethane one and clean up the area.
Body shop installed the new one. Figure about 1.5 hours for installation after they painted it.
I spent 45 minutes installing the 3 grills and air dam.
4.25 hours at a labor rate for your area (the body shop rate was $50 per hour)
Fran
2 hours for me to remove the old urethane one and clean up the area.
Body shop installed the new one. Figure about 1.5 hours for installation after they painted it.
I spent 45 minutes installing the 3 grills and air dam.
4.25 hours at a labor rate for your area (the body shop rate was $50 per hour)
Fran
03-20-2018, 08:43 AM
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No it the whole clip that has the fenders and I have the bumper also there 1500on Eckler's no the windshield an the ttop on the driverside was crushed but it was pulled and fixed windshield and all the chrome is back in tact the car needs a piece on the rear quarter panel too other then that that all the body work it needs
03-20-2018, 08:47 AM
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No it the whole clip that has the fenders and I have the bumper also there 1500on Eckler's no the windshield an the ttop on the driverside was crushed but it was pulled and fixed windshield and all the chrome is back in tact the car needs a piece on the rear quarter panel too other then that that all the body work it needs
03-20-2018, 09:33 AM
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No time line a guy was wanting to buy it but he trying to get it for cheap 2500 I think it Worth a lot more the front clip is 1500 along and I have the inter fender and all piece to go back together it only has 52k and it s 4sp
03-20-2018, 09:47 AM
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03-20-2018, 10:23 AM
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THAT is very difficult without actually seeing it and no detailed pics - ESPECIALLY when a car has been wrecked. The salvage title hurts it a lot, if you are doing it for an investment just walk away from it and sell it for what you can. If you are fixing it because it is Dad's Vette - THAT is a different story.
I like Hagerty's valuation tool;
https://www.hagerty.com/apps/valuati...rolet-Corvette
Keep in mind NONE of these tools are spot on, they are a guide. They list a #4 condition car (that is a driver in need of work) as $9500.00. It sounds like with some work you can get there fairly cheap as you have most of the parts and are will to do some labor. So maybe half that.
If this was a 1970 LT1 convertible or a 1969 427 it is an easy decision.
These things are rarely good investments - do it for the love of the car or move on is my 2 cents.
I like Hagerty's valuation tool;
https://www.hagerty.com/apps/valuati...rolet-Corvette
Keep in mind NONE of these tools are spot on, they are a guide. They list a #4 condition car (that is a driver in need of work) as $9500.00. It sounds like with some work you can get there fairly cheap as you have most of the parts and are will to do some labor. So maybe half that.
If this was a 1970 LT1 convertible or a 1969 427 it is an easy decision.
These things are rarely good investments - do it for the love of the car or move on is my 2 cents.
03-20-2018, 10:24 AM
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As-is? The 2500 wasn't that low. Especially since it is gonna carry a rebuilt title brand forever. I doubt it will ever fetch much more than 10k when fixed. And that assumes good paint, no driving, handling, stopping issues. Are you keeping the car because it was your father's, or getting out of it as painlessly as possible? The body shop bill for replacing the nose will be high. I think you are gonna have to start reading front clip replace threads...