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Melbourne chassis engineer
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 4:46 pm
by Gheto_Modz
Im doing a few mods to a 79 rangie... one of them is extending the chassis from 100 inch to 110... The engineer Im planning on using has told me that to do the calcs and engineer $1000 - 1500 would be fair....
FAWK ME..... Im using 2 chassis and angle cutting one 10 inch longer than the other then join... I do know abit about how it goes... but what do you recon of the price??????????
Can you recomend someone around melb... Also it will be rebodied with a HQ 1 tonner cab..
Mark
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 4:54 pm
by DamTriton
$1k seems to be the going rate for big stuff like that. Trick is to get EVERYTHING you want done looked at at the same time AND TALK TO THEM BEFORE YOU START!!! Someone is going to have to do the technical maths on the stretch, and I've got a feeling it isn't going to be you....
The prices are a bit steep due to the indemnity/liability insurance the engineers are required to carry (bit like a doctors indemnity insurance). Simply covering their own arse if something goes belly up (fair enough...).
Re: Melbourne chassis engineer
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:51 pm
by bogged
yup, thats the rate now. his arse is on the line if things go pearshaped...
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:50 am
by Loanrangie
Why not just find a 110 chassis ?
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 2:36 pm
by Gheto_Modz
A 110 chassis is my fall back option.... but I havnt priced one as yet.... u know what they are worth?
Mark
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:30 pm
by shakes
rangie ute with stuff is coming in under 1k ---- $132+ perhour however(or was 6 months ago)
Bill from torque talk, search the vicroads site for VASS and a list of engineer's comes up he just happens to know range rovers and has a pretty good no bullshit approach
Simon
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:24 pm
by V8 Middy
x2 on Bill and his no bullshit approach. I used him a couple of years ago and he gave a good estimate of time needed and hourly rate at the start rather than a high flat fee for 30 min work.
His email was
toddteag@tpg.com.au but I don't know if thats still current
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:06 pm
by Gheto_Modz
thanks...
will call him..
I have the list from vicroads..
Mark
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:21 pm
by ISUZUROVER
Gheto_Modz wrote:A 110 chassis is my fall back option.... but I havnt priced one as yet.... u know what they are worth?
Mark
When I last shopped around for one, the going rate was about $2k for a good one.
Btw - everyone I know who has extended a rangie chassis has been made to plate the join - either internally or externally - using L or C chaped channel for the plates. So I doubt an engineer would pass two chassis that have been joined with an angled cut and not plated. But talk to the engineer about it.
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 2:33 pm
by Gheto_Modz
Of course... every intention of plate inside and top & bottom...
Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 8:04 pm
by 85lux
I'll Third Bill. I have just started a project with him and i think he is brilliant. He is very practical and logical. you get the feeling he is trying to help your project, not hinder it. good luck