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01-01-2015, 07:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Sunshine Coast (North).,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pace 427sc 351w with TKO600.
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how do you delete a post???
my useless faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarking bugpond intreenot is giving me d ****s.
and it posted twice on my behalf.
cheers.
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01-01-2015, 07:43 PM
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get to the back of the queue Deano, they have far more important things to do at AP for the next month :-)  
and Guy, must be you, it shows up here ok???
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01-01-2015, 08:04 PM
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Location: Sydney,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pace 427 SSL
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Hey Wazza, how is #45 going. I sent you an email but doesn't seem to have come down from the cloud yet.
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01-01-2015, 08:22 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Melbourne, Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AP Pace427 (AP4033) GM L77 6.0L TR6060
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Ahh Chris - now I can see it. New page posts sometimes do that I've noticed. All good now - ignore my earlier post this page 
And you cannot delete a post. It may not be your internet causing that - sometimes this site just goes real slow and the result seems to be double posts.
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Cobra Progress guye-cobra.blogspot.com
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01-01-2015, 08:42 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Perth,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pace Alumina 427 #69
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So jealous of you Guys....I want one too......
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01-01-2015, 09:37 PM
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Location: Ormiston,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Absolute Pace 427 SC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Laner
get to the back of the queue Deano, they have far more important things to do at AP for the next month :-)
and Guy, must be you, it shows up here ok??? |
Like working on you Cobra.
Is that right
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01-01-2015, 09:38 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Absolute Pace 427 SC
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Originally Posted by albanycobra
So jealous of you Guys....I want one too......
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Come to the sunny side of Australia and we can go for a Coffee or two
Please look me up if you come to the east
Cheers
Brad
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01-01-2015, 10:13 PM
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Hehe, you got it Brad ��
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01-02-2015, 02:17 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: absolute pace chassis #50 L98 & 6 speed auto
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wazza
Now Now Deano.....you know it was never going to be Christmas....but it won't be too long now.
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actually wazza I was told 12 weeks :-) check when I was up there and placed the order it made it pretty close to Christmas but any way keep the boys working on it I might drop in for a surprise visit soon
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01-02-2015, 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Laner
get to the back of the queue Deano, they have far more important things to do at AP for the next month :-)
and Guy, must be you, it shows up here ok??? |
I thought that extra $50 I slipped wazza put me at the front of the queue sounds like I was out done lol
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i dont care what the question is .. The answer is more power!!!
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01-02-2015, 04:16 AM
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He doesn't need money, hes loaded.
I always find singing to him works wonders, give it a go next time yr there ;-)
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01-02-2015, 04:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Laner;1****05
He doesn't need money, hes loaded.
I always find singing to him works wonders, give it a go next time yr there ;-)
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thanks for the heads up any particular song :-)
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01-23-2015, 03:26 PM
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Location: Sydney,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pace 427 - completed and on the road!
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Hi Brad,
I'm getting close to trimming the dashboard on mine now. I remember liking what you had done on yours when I saw it at the Nationals. Can you tell me what you used? Amount of padding, type/grade of leather, etc?
Cheers,
Richard
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01-23-2015, 04:30 PM
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Location: Brisbane, Australia,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary CCX3117 427FE
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CSX2011 is a factory competition Shelby that is going to auction in a few months time. While it will be worth insane money, please don't copy it's dashboard appearance...
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01-23-2015, 10:58 PM
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It certainly needs some tlc! Don't want mine to look lie that, for sure
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01-24-2015, 12:54 AM
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Dash
Hi Richard
Its been a while since Craig organised the dash covering but as I recall the dash arrived from the upholsterer to the Pace factory already finished.
Contact Craig Or Warren at Pace and I am sure that they will put you on the right track.
Cheers
Brad
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01-24-2015, 02:26 PM
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Hi Brad. Okay will do.
Hope the car is going well and you are enjoying it!
Many thanks,
Richard
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01-26-2015, 01:26 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Wish I had my own PACE 427
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Richard, we have fibreglass dash edge mouldings that we can supply for you to pad and trim. The do look good finished. We just hadn't got around to offering them as an official option. Just drop us an email and I can chase up pricing for you.
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02-25-2017, 12:36 PM
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Location: Queanbeyan,
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Cobra Make, Engine: AP 289 USRRC #98 The Ken Miles Tribute Car
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I wish!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paintwerks
It really depends how far you want to take it.
Colour choice including whether the car will be a solid or metallic will determine the cost of materials, as would the inclusion of painted-on stripes. But for all intents and purposes, using high quality materials such as PPG or Glasurit, there's anywhere between $2000-3500 in materials alone.
Most quality bodyshops (including mine) charge between $100-120 per hour which we believe is fair and reasonable given the cost of a skilled and experienced trades person can easily eclipse $70 per hour alone. Then you factor in overheads, depreciation and g-d forbid the shop makes a little profit inside that hourly rate, too.
Even on a nicely constructed Pace body, there'd still be anywhere between 40-70 hours labour in the job, which factors disassembly, cleaning/decontamination, initial prep/sanding, fixing of any lows and discrepancies (yes, they do exist on the body to certain extents depending on when it was manufactured), masking, priming, block and hand sanding the car in a minimum of 3 different grits (incl. wet sanding), cleaning/decontamination, masking, surfacing/sealing, painting/baking, denibbing/polishing and reassembly. So there's $4000-7000 on average in labour.
Flowcoating additional clearcoat following the original application of clearcoat would be considered an extra-cost addition.
Add GST and as you can see, painting of a Pace would typically cost between $6,600 to $11K. There will obviously be some variation in that, but I'd say Guy was pretty much on the money with the job on average typically costing between $7-8K. That would be for a high quality result in metallic which would include painted-on full length stripes. Number rondelles and/or rookie stripes would be an extra cost option.
Hope this helps to clarify people's understanding/expectations of what it costs to paint the car.
Cheers,
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Interesting read there Sime.
I think you are on the money as well, I am getting quotes of between 15 and 18 grand to paint my FIA.
I, for the life of me cannot find the justification in those prices.
10k should stop it I reckon.
What am I missing here.
Cheers
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02-25-2017, 04:45 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Pace 427SC. LSA Supercharged with 6sp TR-6060 trans.
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Quote:
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Interesting read there Sime.
I think you are on the money as well, I am getting quotes of between 15 and 18 grand to paint my FIA.
I, for the life of me cannot find the justification in those prices.
10k should stop it I reckon.
What am I missing here.
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I suspect it might be because typically, other replica Cobra's need around 40-100 hours of bodywork and multiple rounds of priming and blocking. Shops know this and need to estimate accordingly.
Although the Pace body is really good, it still needs bodywork before paint but there's nowhere near the hours in it compared to others.
Why don't you bring her down to Mexico and I can paint her for you BJ?
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