K-Frame Restoration Process

[71SandbugCharger]

Eric @71SandbugCharger, being one of yours -- thank you muahhhhh -- I'll tell you straight up my highest paying job of all time was $2100.

It was for 18 antique bread signs -- most needing resto, in a bunch of colors (including a special order blue), and with tons of tedious and technical work involved. I even had to fab/weld fixtures to suspend them.

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My last k-member was in a big suspension spread and maybe cost $300.

Your kid did indeed get the "--uck off kid, I don't wanna touch that nasty thing" price.

Yep! I'm trying to think of a way to get the K-Frame to you to blast and powder-coat! A flight and stay for both me and my son, and your efforts and costs would still be less expensive!!!

 

[ckessel]

Plus some tasty bbq!

 

[CudaChick1968]

Plus some tasty bbq!

Oh nooo, if they came all that way they'd get homemade pizza, lasagna, pork chops or steak or something. The only BBQ place in my town is open every tenth Thursday from 3-5 or some $hit lol, not exactly reliable.

 

[71SandbugCharger]

Update…. Went to one of my last used sand blasting company and they are blasting, outcasting, cleaning up and powder coating the kframe and sway bar in satin black. The lower control arms just blasting so I can toughen and weld them up in places. $170 after a nice long talk! Won’t ever be as good as CudaChick1968 could ever do, but it will be done. Thanks for all your helpful advice on the rebuilding!