I figured they would jump start this restoration, and my wife told said "No
more cars that you have to pull around with the lawn mower please" it took a
month to get an estimate. I wouldn't even blink if I got this estimate form
my Merc 380SL, cause I know how much the parts are, plus I would never do
any work on it myself (don't know why) but I've done most of this on my Spit
and it seems like 2.5 to 3 hours to rebuild a slave cylinder is kind of long
specially if you don't have to crawl underneath to get to it, and have
pently of space. There are less and less people that work on our beloved
Triumphs everyday, I guess if you're the only one in town you can overcharge
and you'll have enough business. Can I use anything from my 80 Spit parts
car on the 70 Gt6?
Thanks,
Jack
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Mace [mailto:amace@unix2.nysed.gov]
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 1999 10:00 PM
> To: Jack Levy
> Cc: Triumph List
> Subject: Re: Quote for repairs, a rip?
>
>
> Jack, I don't happen to have a flat-rate manual for a GT6, but I do have
> them for some earlier models of Triumphs. I'm sure Triumph, later
> Leyland, had them for just about every model, and there probably were
> other trade publishers of such information.
>
> Most of the quotes you gave don't sound too bad to me. They might in fact
> be a bit longer in time that what the flat-rate manual might say.
> Consider that a flat-rate manual, much like a factory workshop manual, is
> based pretty much on disassembly, repair/replacement and reassembly of a
> brand-new vehicle. Neither necessarily takes into account 25 or more
> years of road grime, moisture, salt, and all the other things that lead
> to rusted fittings, bolts, nuts, bushings, etc.
>
> I suspect that the rates are based on a flat-rate manual AND some years
> of experience working on older cars prone to rust, etc. as above.
> Although the 6 hours for the Roto-Flex couplings seems high, all it takes
> is one bolt (of the 12 total) to snap off inside the axle to add untold
> time to the job. Same with a weak steel brake line that snaps on the
> attempt to unscrew it from the hose or wheel cylinder.
>
> Of course, if they're a really top-flight shop, you might be pleasantly
> surprised, once the job is complete, to find that some jobs didn't take
> as long as originally estimated and that your lower-than-expected total
> bill reflects this.
>
> One other factor: it is likely that this shop will commit to completing
> the job in a certain length of time, whereas you or I could spend the
> next several weeks working on bits as we felt like it -- or not!
>
> Good luck, and I certainly hope the shop turns out to be an excellent one!
>
> --Andy
>
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