To put up with you, I'm betting Rodger is at about $200 an hour. :rofl:

Yeah -- Probably have to give him a 50K non refundable deposit...

:lol:


Old guy humor is the best! ;)

I dont know, I said this same thing in a reply on another auto based website and the person looking claimed he was having a real hard time finding "qualified" people that could step right in and get it done?

Anyways,good luck, I hope you are able to put someone to work, or back to work.

Theres no shortage of talented folks looking for works right now, hope you guys fine what you're looking for.[/QUOTE]

Well where are they ? I could use a good sheetmetal/Tig man myself.

I'm in the same boat as Roger. Just on a smaller scale. Trying to find someone w/talent, good mind set, and work ethic is worse odds than winning the lottery.

That is kind of my hope, If I was just looking for a Welder that would be pretty easy until the oil Industry comes back, then they would go make 45 bucks an hour welding oil field pipe. I need a guy that due to the passion in his life this is what he has to do, or he would go crazy.

I have always thought if I can build our reputation to a level we can actually charge for each an every hour and charge for the amount of tools this business requires in our hourly rate. I would then be able to attract people who own other shops to come move under one roof and then take over the world. That would be the way to get the truly talented guys that might have their own small shops, pay them what they are worth and they don't have to deal with the headaches of running a business.

Amen brother !!!!

Let's figure out how to build a bullet train like in Japan that goes from Chatsworth to Bakersfield and I will gladly move under one roof.

:rofl: :rofl: There's certainly nothing in the "middle"!!

Think of the synergies that could be had with the "under one roof" scenario... overhead is the big monkey on the back of most all "small business" -- bookeeping - phones - lights - rent/payments on the "shed".... even shared trailer or "gopher"/parts chaser/shop truck.

I owned a business in New York City - with 29 employees.... managing them was the biggest PITA of my entire business. But my old saying was "I'd have a really nice business... if it wasn't for those damn customers!" That - and I had a sign on my desk as a reminder... "Try not to let the urgent get in the way of the important". When you think about that - it's very true.

BTW -- I think we should all just move to Woodland -- and use Charley's shops for free... think of the fun we could have! :rofl: :rofl: :woot:

Are you still looking for someone to fill a position? I have been looking for a new job for about a month now but in the current economy i kept coming up empty in this field until i saw your post. I currently work at a custom car/fab shop in Western Illinois and would love to move somewhere warm. I am a 25yo former ASE cert. mechanic (cert. lapsed since 2007). I am a good all around fab guy. I can MIG, TIG, and fab sheetmetal, cages, and more. I am currently our shops machinist/CNC lathe and mill operator/progammer and 3D designer. I have experience with mastercam X3 and Solidworks 2010. When it comes to cars i can do just about anything when it comes to cars except for body work and paint. I built a '66 GTO for a guy in my hometown when i was still in school. https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=16289
Since then working at my current job i have been a large part of almost 10 different complete builds in one capacity or another. However, i would a little incentive to pull up roots and move across the country. I just would like some more info, please.
Thank You.

We are still looking for qualified individuals that can perform top Notch Quality work. We are able to attract the customer with the funds to be able to spend the time to do the level of quality most people what to do. I'm not looking to train anyone currently. I really need a quality fabricator and a solid mechanical guy with modern engine EFI experience.

Send resumes to [email protected]

Thanks guys