some opinions from you guys please

[geordie_racer]

hello,
i am considering setting up my own modifying company mainly doing engine conversions and resprays and have been wondering about prospective prices so i thought id ask u guys. below is a list of rough prices for main jobs please could you let me no wot u think n wot could be changed or added etc.


gte/gsi any other engine (except v6) ?100 (6 month guarentee)
gte/gsi any other engine supplying engine ?250 (12 month guarentee)
1.6 16v conversion ?250 (6 month guarentee)
1.6 16v conversion supplying engine ?750 (12 month guarentee)
2 litre conversion (excluding turbo) ?350 (6 month guarentee)
2 litre conversion (excluding turbo) supplying engine ?1000 (12 month guarentee)
2 litre turbo conversion ?500 (6 month guarentee)
2 litre turbo conversion supplying engine ?2500 (12 month guarentee)
respray ?450 inc paint for normal paint job
respray ?500 + cost of paint for special job eg. flip paint
bodykit (excluding wide-arch) ?300 fitted + sprayed
widearch kit fitting ?1500 fitted + sprayed
carb fitting and setting up ?70
wide arch kit fitting ?poa
flush boots from ?80
mk2 dash into mk1 nova ?25 ?100 with dash supplied
ice builds undertaken ?poa
central locking ?30 on key remote c/l ?poa

most other modifying jobs undertaken just ask for price

also for ?50 i will collect and deliver your car nationwide

all the above prices are rough ideas and are subject to change depending upon the job so feel free to ask for a quotation

cheers
chris

[dave.gsi]

also for ?50 i will collect and deliver your car nationwide

thats cheaper than a tow truck. if i ever break down i'll give you a bell :wink:

[Neil.]

those prices dont sound too bad, but i aint got anything to compaire them against. where are u from and how many of u are there in your workforce, i mean u could get alot of business at one time.

[Stuart]

have you actually performed any of the engine conversions mentioned?? jsut out of intrest as people will want a bit of experience (although they do take their cars to courtenay and vauxhall )

[Dannova12]

Those respray prices seem well cheap,
As long as its a proper job, have u got an oven then??
Cos we are looking into getting one at the moment as we dont have the facilities to paint and i dont think we could compete with them prices,

good luck

[geordie_racer]

1, im from a village just outside of newcastle which is unfortunate as it's miles away from most but this is why im willing to do a transport service to collect vehicles. to start with there will only be me doing the work as i will be a new business but i will be looking 2 expand, ive got plans and strategies wrote out 2 allow 4 different work loads and things so ill never be 2 busy 2 not give a job 100% attention

2, so far ive done 2 2 litre conversions, am involved in a v6 conversion and a few small block conversions will try and find some pictures of my work, also have been involved with conversions on citroens/peugeots, volkswagens and fords, also looking into conversions for honda's, rovers and fiats amongst others

keep the opinions commin please

cheers
chris

[Neil.]

sounds good mate, u seem to have thought a bit about it. ur prices seem a bit too good to be true, but ull get alot of business that way!

[NuTtY nOvA fLaIr]

It all sounds good to me what about a 1.4sr engine what would that be just to fit it? and your not far from me as im in Middlesbrough.

Cheers Craig

[CP]

Sounds alright to me as a starter.
Good luck with it all - you will need to be very disciplined with the time allocated and spent on these jobs if it is your only source of income. To do many of the mods on Novas, time and costs can run away from you so that you may end up on a very low hourly rate. You may find that doing bread and butter normal servicing on ordinary cars is a better long term business strategy with the modding work as a side line for a start off?

[Ben (lurk75)]

The only thing that caught my eye on the prices are that you would be charging ?2k for supplying a turbo engine and ?750 for a N/A 2.0l 16v.

These seem very high to me and to be honest i wouldnt want to be responsible for the engine after charging so much for one.

I would seriously consider re thinking a few of the prices as well. I take you have fitted a C20 LET to a nova?

I havent done it but from what 99% of people say its not a job to be taken on for ?500. i think if half the people doing there own were offered a pro job for ?500 and that came with a guarentee they would rip your arm off.

It is a good idea, but mainly depends on what sort of set up/ Garage you have at your disposal, you would need to be doing 2 Turbo conversions a week to cover your overhads and to earn the money to make it worth while.

Good luck.