FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

The other day I noticed what I thought was a FJ ute rusting away on a farm......I made some enquiries, and it turned out to be a Dodge Ute ( well it was a fair distance away ).....anyhow.....the owner wants to keep it, because he has a better one in a shed that he wants to restore for advertising his winery, and this ute would be the donor car for parts.

Anyway, he is a business man and not a car restorer, and is keen for me to restore his ute for him.....not that I know much about Dodges or how to find parts for them.....

so I'm wandering what would be a reasonable ask for restoring his ute.
of course he'd have to pay for all costs, but I'm talking about my time to restore it.

I worked on the fact that it would take around 1000 hours conservatively, and say that was at miniimum wage of $10 / hour, that's $10 000.00

Is this reasonable, too much or too little to ask ??

The timing is a bit off, as I'm still half way through my own FC, but was interested in everyones thoughts !

Cheers

mark

hi mark   i doubt he would have to pay ten grand for a restored dodge ute.   sounds like he only wants a dodge coz hes got one....he could get hold of any ute & be happy........tell him youll find him one for ten grand & youll both be happy
btw   hows the new project..THE RILEY ;) ;D  ive been waiting for you to make an announcement here
       cheers  trev

Trev....the dodge ute holds sentimental value to him.....it was the ute that he and his wife went courting in ( too much info huh ? ).

I don;t think I'll take on the job, as the "Riley" needs a bit of attention for a while, but makes you think when a rich local hotelier / winery owner wants his old ute restored and is happy to pay someone to do it !

I'll post a pic of the "Riley" soon....just trying to get back into the swing of things at work first.    Building a "Riley" aswell as the FC is very time consuming !

Cheers
Mark

oh    sentimental value....out the window with common sense then..we've all been guilty of that    
i guess how much he wants to spend depends on how much he has & how bad he wants it....just like the length of a piece of string ???
be careful with that model RILEY..they've been known to spit copious amounts of gunk from both ends..at the same time ;)
          cheers  trev

Tell me about it........my "Riley" seems to chuck more pollution out than fuel I put in.

I think the "Riley" leaks aswell....sometimes fuel, but often oil aswell !

Although the "Riley" is my pride and joy......I even wash it every night when I come home from work.

I'll have to post a pic huh !

Mark

Ok....here it is.......the "Riley"

Otherwise known as Riley Hughes ( My newborn son ) born 21st June weighing 10 lbs.

As I said...he leaks a bit, and he needs a wash every night, but is worth it !

Cheers

Mark Hughes ( Riley's Dad....and man of little shed time ).

PS....hope the pic works ?

Good one - speaking of "sentimental value"....  That Riley looks in showroom condition ;D

Although be warned, those models have a tendency to short out and set the horn off at all hours of the day and night.  Thankfully the problem seems to right itself well before the very generous 18-year warranty runs out ;D

Congrats.

cheers
RET

Shit....18 years warranty.....didn't think of that one !

Just wish he would grow up quick so he can pass me the spanners in the shed....then again, if he grows up too quickly, he'll want to drive my FC......now I may love him to bits...but drivng my (Yet to be finished) FC whilst going for his learners.....Hmmmmm.....I don't think so !

I know !

I'll buy another FC just for him, that way the wife can't say I have too many FC's....cause one would be his !

great idea,works for me,now go test theory on your mr's ,hang on wait while i hide first. ;D

Mark,

It's all about exposing them to the right experiences in life

(http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v260/fc_58-59/edjnr_tonn.jpg)

He had the engine out and front end dropped in no time.

(http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v260/fc_58-59/ute_1.jpg)

(http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v260/fc_58-59/edjnr_ws1.jpg)

Congrats on the Riley

At 16 will he need a new set of "rubbers" each week?  :P

btw

At $10- per hour you're robbing yourself.  That's nearly McDonalds wages.  For the skills you have to offer at least double the money.  

Don't think about what it will cost the client - think of what you have to offer that he hasn't got, and what it's worth to him.  

not too sure about that 18yr warranty....try taking him back to where he came from :o ;)

btw   i remember seeing a thread about a dodge ute somewhere a  few days ago.......another lost topic ;D
did i already say congrats. mark...
         cheers trev

I'm sure my wife would love to take him back from where he came, especially at 2:00am when his horn goes off for know apparant reason, and seems to get stuck on.....but the dealer won;t take him back...something about being used and he won't fit back in the showroom floor ???

Could be fun trying though !

aye you nearly said "he wont fit back in the box" :o :o

Naaah.....me to clever for that sort of politically IN-correct banter.

I used to think Men were the stronger species...but I now have a new look on life.......Women are bloody tuff, and I don;t think any man could go through what women go through when delivering a new model from the showroom floor !

It certainly was a great experience taking delivery of the new addition.

Yeah, it's a fair call that if it were men that had to have the babies, we'd all be only children ::)