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Originally Posted by ryanfx
lol camaroracer I lack both the equipment, knowledge, and help to do a self installation of almost all of those things I mentioned above. Â*That's why I'll let my wallet do the work
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all you lack is the knowledge, dude. Â*and that will never come unless you do things yourself, with at most someone looking over your shoulder the first time. Â*i've never been one to pay someone for something i can do myself. Â* Â*let's look at the equipment needed for your projects, just to give you an idea what is involved:
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Well I plan on doing some more work to my car within the next 6 months and I need to plan out and price out all I need.
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this is always a good idea. Â*it lets you know how much you'll have to outlay to get the work done that you want. Â*however, think in terms of tools rather than paying someone $65 an hour to do the work for you.
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In addition to this it would be awesome if you guys could recommend some shops to me to do some work in south jersey or central jersey - I travel from school and to home all the time so it shoudln't be a problem if it's either one.
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there are a ton of shops in central/south jersey that we've all used in a pinch or when you've gotten in over your head. Â*it happens sometimes, even to the most knowledgeable. the one i use is H&D on route 9 in Beachwood, 732-240-4862.
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I would be needing a shop to do suspension work (springs, panhard bar, LCA's, subframe connectors)
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jack, jackstands, wheel chocks, spring compressor, hand tools. Â*about the only thing that i don't have laying around is a spring compressor. Â*in this example, i would bite the bullet and buy one as opposed to borrowing one from a friend. Â*this probably won't be the last time you need to get into the suspension and then you'll also become one who can lend a spring compressor to a friend when he needs one.
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and in addition I would need an exhaust shop that does good / mildly not ridiculously priced header installs... or maybe just some good guys that love pizza + beverages
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the pizza/beverages is always the better option. Â*you might even run into someone that has a welder to weld the exhaust system together for you. Â*that is all i would use a muffler shop for: welding it together. Â*even still, you'd have to go in after them and prep/paint the welds, so they are not the be all/end all solution to your need.
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I have been to mufflex before and they did good work with me, I'm just unsure as to if they do headers or not. Â*Thanks a lot.
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most muffler places will install your headers, but that will cost you $65/hour. Â*better spent on pizza/beverages, in my mind. Â*not to mention that you will have a kick-ass time working with some people from the board.
if you've got a basic set of hand tools, like ratchet/sockets in SAE and metric and a wrench set of each as well, then you are well on your way to being able to get most of your own work done. Â*if not, buy stuff as you define a need for it. Â*i've gotten into situations where i've needed a deep socket for a certain task and instead of buying a complete set of deep sockets, i've bought just what i needed to get the job done. Â*that keeps costs per job down, and it builds up your tool chest at the same time.
i hope this helps.