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Looney Duner

Looney Duner

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Putting the feelers out for a buddy that built a LS swapped jeep Cherokee, its linked and has coil overs, so no off the shelf stuff fits. Who can handle this?
 
@Sausage450r is the go to for custom headers on the board.

I used these:

www.novak-adapt.com

Headers for GM LS / Vortec Gen III+ Engines in Jeep JK | Novak Conversions

Precision-engineered headers for JK Wranglers running GM LS / Vortec Gen III+ engines. Choose plain or ceramic-coated finish.
www.novak-adapt.com www.novak-adapt.com

They clear well, but the whole “don’t need gaskets” thing is horseshit. I’m about to rip them off and V band them. The collectors constantly get loose, then warp, then need gaskets, then get loose, then blow out the gaskets. :mad:
 
Toy Collector said:
I heavily recommend against giving Richard any of your money. He'll charge you TOP dollar and then have his new guy do the job. You pay for the door it rolls into, not who works on your job.

Stay away!
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So if a shop owner needs help, hires said help, trains said help, invests in said help and sets said help up to work and perform as trained, you should not pay the going rate?

That door, the employee and the time training costs more that you know.
 
Grease Monkey said:
So if a shop owner needs help, hires said help, trains said help, invests in said help and sets said help up to work and perform as trained, you should not pay the going rate?

That door, the employee and the time training costs more that you know.
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I'm very aware of shop costs.

You shouldn't pay the rate if his work doesn't reflect what the company is known for putting out.

If you get sub par work from a shop that has a great reputation, that should be expected and allowed?

The shop should meet standards that reflect the Labor rates charged.

Example: If you paid $125 to have an amplifier Installed at a Tweeter back in the day, that's because we went through training from the Vendor (how to set gains with an O-scope, checking polarity, etc) and had supplies that other shops didn't to make the install "professional". If my Install bay was doing the same level work as the guys that charge $40 to install the same amp with two zip ties and a drywall screw for a ground lug... and use none of the knowledge provided by the Vendor or the supplies to make it look factory, you should still pay $125?

No.

Just because it's done at shop doesn't mean that individual is doing work to the shop's standards.

Insert RPM.
 
Toy Collector said:
I heavily recommend against giving Richard any of your money. He'll charge you TOP dollar and then have his new guy do the job. You pay for the door it rolls into, not who works on your job.

Stay away!
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Richard came to Alumicrafts shop when I was there to talk through the design for my car- cool guy...the price seemed fair and the quality is great. 3 years or so later (in 2024) I had them do exhaust on a c10 and it also came out great, price also seemed what I expected as well, not cheap, not crazy.

So i've had them do 2 jobs for me and I was happy with the result.

If their quality has gone down or you've had a shit experience with them, that's too bad...

San Diego area it limited on shops, so I don't have other ships to compare with. If there's a more cost-effective shop with a good reputation that's not in LA, Riverside, or Orange County I'd like to know...being local I can drop off my project at their shop on my way to work - and pick it up on the way home - that in itself is worth a few hundred bucks to me.
 
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