Body cost

[King1]

We make our roofs and roof caps out of metal. And usually what is left over you can make fender sides or tops with it. It will save you quite a bit of cash and plus its much safer to have a metal roof, ask Josh McGuire what he thinks of a fiberglass roof.

[RacerX10]

ask Josh McGuire what he thinks of a fiberglass roof.

What happened ?

[King1]

He flipped his car a few years ago and the roof broke off and when he landed on his roll cage the track came inside the car so to speak and gave him a compression fracture. Said if he had a metal roof on then the outcome would have been different. I can't help but agree with him.

[save the racers]

I don't know how long it took me but,I think I've got 30hrs in pulling plastic off aluminum.

[25drtrkr]

There must not be many capable race teams in your area? Around me guys are building bodys and decks for other racers at less than double the metal cost.

I think it comes down to the same old question, "whats YOUR time worth?"

The majority comes from one shop, the owner of which is almost a perfectionist!

[25drtrkr]

Like I said must not be many capable people around you. There are no less than 20 different places around me to have a body done. All of which will look the same as Grt Harris or whoever built them originally.

I build my own and refuse to do anyone else's because there isn't hardly any profit in it.

Only 2 in a 150 mile radius!

A few do their own, that are decent! The rest look like they found it instead of bought it! lol

[RW57]

You hit the nail right on the head .Someone who has never built a body and decking do not have a clue how much time and work it is.Same with paint and body work people are always asking me to paint their cars trucks etc I politely tell them no they ask why so I start rattling off cost of materials they go into shock most of the time I tell people to take to Macco.

[Lizardracing]

At my local track there isn't much reason to spend time on perfection as someone will rip it off for you on the first turn of the first race anyway.

[RW57]

Amen to that brother every year my dad tells my son he is wasting his time putting on a new body on for the very reason you said of course he does it anyway.Usually what you said happens some idiot tears off one of the sides the first race.