how much work did you do yourself?
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how much work did you do yourself?
with all the cool cars on the forum, how many people have paid other people to do work to their cars and how many do their own work?
work: engine work, exhaust work, brakes, etc
work: engine work, exhaust work, brakes, etc
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Mines definetly a mix...
Bezels, Hurst, shifter, ebrake, console leather,seat skins, eradispeeds, engine dress up, Eradispeeds and caliper painting - myself
Catback- muffler shop
Z06 sway bars - help from friends at a mod party
Attempted LT headers - broke a bolt off in the head....a mechanic friend then did install of my heads and cam underdrive pulley 160 t-stat ls6 intake & 30lb injectors...
Since the broken bolt I'm a little shy of the wrenches....
Bezels, Hurst, shifter, ebrake, console leather,seat skins, eradispeeds, engine dress up, Eradispeeds and caliper painting - myself
Catback- muffler shop
Z06 sway bars - help from friends at a mod party
Attempted LT headers - broke a bolt off in the head....a mechanic friend then did install of my heads and cam underdrive pulley 160 t-stat ls6 intake & 30lb injectors...
Since the broken bolt I'm a little shy of the wrenches....
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paid for the cam install..everything else I didi myself or with the help of other forum members
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Do everything myself with no help.
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From: dudley MA
i did it all myself on jack stands. tranny, clutch, rear, heads ,cam ,flycut pistons,dual springs,hs rockers, headers , water pump,magnaflows,nitrous,bushings,intake, radio,amps and sub,seats,dynomat,wheels,tires,brake rotors,spoilor, you name it, i did it. all except the dyno tuning
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Originally Posted by Neablas
with all the cool cars on the forum, how many people have paid other people to do work to their cars and how many do their own work?
work: engine work, exhaust work, brakes, etc
work: engine work, exhaust work, brakes, etc
Eric
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Mix here... Some myself, some at mod days, and some at the shop.
VaraRam, cat back, lowering, shifter, air bridge myself or mod days
Heads, cam, headers, LSX intake, timing chain, clutch, and tune at A&A Corvette
VaraRam, cat back, lowering, shifter, air bridge myself or mod days
Heads, cam, headers, LSX intake, timing chain, clutch, and tune at A&A Corvette
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Some I have done myself, paid others on some things too. If it required a lift or skills I did not possess, I let someone else do the job.
