Project Rubicage--wics pics of pretty young girl.

[ZACHV]

Here she is--all done and ready to go back to Scott(sniff, sniff)







Here is the positioning of the tube going through the dash that requires no vent relocation.



Here is the floor plate and directly below this underneath is the frame tie-in, which I forgot to take a pic of...


Thanks again to Scott for working with AtoZ Fabrication and we hope that you are happy with the work.
:smokin:

BTW, I am keeping the kid.

[Engloid]

Looks good. Mind me asking what you charge for a custom job like this? What I mean is what did you charge for this?...if you don't mind me asking. If so, no offense taken.

[ZACHV]

I am very offended, Engloid!! What right do you have to ask that question??

Actually, I am pretty hard to offend and that is a great question. I would love to know what the pros on this board think of my pricing so all comments are welcome. Here is what I was able to break it down to:

3.25 days labor @$350per day)---------------------------------$1137
80' of 1.75X.120 HREW tube---------------------------------------$168
tube clamps/plate steel/hardware/bushings/paint, stc.---$150
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
total------------------------------------------------------------------------$1455

My labor rate includes paying my helper $100/day. I have done a few others that came in less, but this one I had to paint and received no help from the customer to reduce the time. Let me know what you guys think.
Thanks.

[Brand X]

Actually, I am pretty hard to offend and that is a great question.

I seem to remember somebody getting offended when their post got yanked over a Miller/ Hyperthem problem.

Your work looks good, did you use your Miller Plasma?

[ZACHV]

You must be an elephant with that memory--that was almost two years ago and you can't tell me I was wrong.

Oh, and I used my Hypertherm 380(same as a Miller 375 ) plasma cutter very extensively for the project.

[Brand X]

You were totally right in that you thought you bought a Hyperthem, and got a Miller. That still might be a good way to go because I am sure you get to use Hyperthem's consumables. Which I think might be better having them behind you.

Lets try this memory test? You had a Lincoln Sp 175 plus and picked up a MM 210.

[ZACHV]

Lets try this memory test? You had a Lincoln Sp 175 plus and picked up a MM 210.

Bingo, I wanted the extra wire capacity of the 210, but didn't realize how much better the arc would be. Having more oomph is nice. That Sp175 is still serving its new owner well, though, and I still thnk it is a great machine in that class.

[V10man]

I like these girls better:

[MBDiagman]

Yes, that is definitely a pretty young girl. My daughter was that size just the other day, but I looked up this week and she's in college. Treasure every moment with her and take care of her for all you're worth.

The cage looks great too. Did you use a notcher of any kind?

Have a great day,
Doc

[ZACHV]

Yes, that is definitely a pretty young girl. My daughter was that size just the other day, but I looked up this week and she's in college. Treasure every moment with her and take care of her for all you're worth.

The cage looks great too. Did you use a notcher of any kind?

Have a great day,
Doc

Thanks for the compliments and yes, even though she is just two it is passing quickly. BTW, I use my JD2 notcher just about every day without fail. It is a holesaw-type.

[bobad]

Sweeeeet!

Some day you may wish you could have kept her safe in that cage forever.

Nice work, too!

[FM117]

Zachv
Can the owner ( if he even wants to ) still use either a soft
or hardtop? I've got a 04 tj and have been thinking of making
up a front hoop ( windshield ) and tying it into the stock main
hoop
Thanks
Dave

[ZACHV]

Thanks for the replies! Yes, all tops still fit so making a front hoop for your '04 would not create a problem. Make sure to replace the stock tubes that run to the windshield from the main cage since they are not structural tube. Also, make sure the door surrounds still fit and seal well when you are done.

[Blacksmith]

Forget the cage, big stick and big dog; I take the daughter's boyfriends skeet shooting - proves two things real fast:

1) Daddy has a 12 gauge shotgun

2) Daddy hits what he's shooting at with the shotgun.

[fatfrank]

Excuse my ignorance, but are you doing this out of your garage and not claiming it as income, or do you have a business and are claiming your labor as income?

If your just doing it for fun then I think the $30/hr (approx.) is ok, if your claiming this on income tax I would think that $50/hr would seem more appropriate. Just my opinion though.