It's finally out my 69 Camaro!

[Al Moreno]

I love seeing updates on this project. Mario looks like your starting to see some light!

[Lenie]

Hooty Hoooo! Mario that's a work of art. Can't wait to see it together and sitting down on those pretty wheels. Nice job Da vinci!!!

[Jay Hilliard]

Top notch Mario! Perfection is one small step at a time.

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Taking the time makes it all worth it in the end

[comp-spec]

Ridler

[Matt@BOS]

I caught a connecting flight out of Chicago a few days ago. It didn't look like "going outside weather," my guess is that Mario has been busy and should be done with body work in a week.

[preston]

>@ $80 an hour"

At $80 an hour my car already cost me a million dollars.
Good thing I enjoy it.

[DOOM]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Drip rails? On a Ridler car? Even my race car has them shaved.... LOL



People can never fathom why these cars cost so much to build.... yet want perfection everywhere... and moan about seeing a "million dollar" car and make statements about "how could it cost that much"? I always just laugh. The hours and hours - days and weeks it takes to achieve perfection. You're lucky Mario that you can do these things yourself. When Rudy and I were doing his Camaro and we'd work all day... at the end of the day I'd look at him and say - "okay, that's two guys @ 8 hours..... so 16 hours of labor today @ $80 an hour" and we didn't get that much done!


The car is going to be spectacular Mario!!

Well put Greg! I now fully understand why it cost so much for "HIGH END" body and paint. I just had a conversation this morning with Rodger from Iron Works . We talked about this very subject. The amount of detail you have to attend to is incredible , every line ,every corner ,every piece has to be tended to . The more detail, the more work, and thats where the money comes in. I just finished fitting the front and back window moldings on my car. I spent 16 hours and I'll use Gregs hourly rate 16 hours x $80.00 per hour (two full 8 hour Sundays) fitting these moldings so there PERFECT. $1200.00 to fit moldings WTF!!! If Troy or anyone would of told me that before I did it myself I would of laughed my azz off are you kidding me!. I've been keeping track of my hours and where my car sits at this point I have close to $12000.00 not including the first round of fill n blocking Troy did $5000.00 ! $17000.00 and still more detail work to complete. Not one coat of primer on the car yet. Bottom line is when you see these RS , RingBrothers, Dutchboys, etc,you can fully understand why these cars look the way they do the owners payed for perfection and it didn't come cheap.

[spode]

Originally Posted by DOOM

Well put Greg! I now fully understand why it cost so much for "HIGH END" body and paint. I just had a conversation this morning with Rodger from Iron Works . We talked about this very subject. The amount of detail you have to attend to is incredible , every line ,every corner ,every piece has to be tended to . The more detail, the more work, and thats where the money comes in. I just finished fitting the front and back window moldings on my car. I spent 16 hours and I'll use Gregs hourly rate 16 hours x $80.00 per hour (two full 8 hour Sundays) fitting these moldings so there PERFECT. $1200.00 to fit moldings WTF!!! If Troy or anyone would of told me that before I did it myself I would of laughed my azz off are you kidding me!. I've been keeping track of my hours and where my car sits at this point I have close to $12000.00 not including the first round of fill n blocking Troy did $5000.00 ! $17000.00 and still more detail work to complete. Not one coat of primer on the car yet. Bottom line is when you see these RS , RingBrothers, Dutchboys, etc,you can fully understand why these cars look the way they do the owners payed for perfection and it didn't come cheap.

Your car is looking great and nice job on those moldings!

[syborg tt]

Car is looking great & I can't wait to see it in person.