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Dec 25, 2008 | 02:49 PM

BassProCamaro97

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Chicago: Cage Install?

Looking at doing an 8-point cage in the next month and need suggestions for anyone near chicago who is fair on price.

Any and all help is appreciated.

Thanks,

~Jim~

Dec 26, 2008 | 01:36 PM

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just take a sat. cruise down to Burkhart chassis $850 for a chromoly tig welded installed! And with gas prices right now youll save a ton of money. Thell have my car in the next few weeks

Dec 26, 2008 | 04:53 PM

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i can't believe they'll tig weld a 10 point cage and buy the sticks for 850. Or are you talking labor only is 850?

Dec 26, 2008 | 06:31 PM

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nope, entire 8pt installed is $850 with no swingouts and cromoly

Dec 26, 2008 | 08:23 PM

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nope, entire 8pt installed is $850 with no swingouts and cromoly

That's a good deal. How far is Burkhart Chassis?

Dec 26, 2008 | 09:26 PM

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Thanks guys for the suggestions. 850 installed at burkhart?

Thats the winner so far. Even though my car is no where near driving condition. I'd probably have to trailer it where ever I decide to go.

I know a local guy close to me in palatine so I'll have to see what his rates are before I pull the trigger.

Thanks again,

~Jim~

Dec 27, 2008 | 03:42 AM

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Burkhart is a sponsor-------> Or PM Steve Berger on this site and hell get you hooked up. They are in Dekelb, prob. like 3 hrs from you but its a easy drive south through the corn fields

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Dec 27, 2008 | 01:07 PM

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do you have to remove the interior for the cage? i need a 10pt

Dec 27, 2008 | 03:43 PM

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do you have to remove the interior for the cage? i need a 10pt

Yup....

Dec 28, 2008 | 01:26 PM

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I can see why it would cost a fortune if you went some place with a full interior car. I just removed the final pieces today and that black mat up front was a PITA!

Luckily for me my car is completley bare.

Thanks for your help guys,

~Jim~

Dec 28, 2008 | 11:16 PM

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does burkhart work on verts?

and whats the hourly rate for interior removal if i don't (want to) remove the interior myself lol.

sorry didn't mean to thread hijack

Dec 29, 2008 | 06:36 AM

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does burkhart work on verts?

and whats the hourly rate for interior removal if i don't (want to) remove the interior myself lol.

sorry didn't mean to thread hijack

They charge a typical shop rate...75-85/hour.

Dec 29, 2008 | 06:38 AM

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nope, entire 8pt installed is $850 with no swingouts and cromoly

Custom-bent, chrome-moly, and TIG'd for 850 out the door? That's dirt money.

Dec 29, 2008 | 03:40 PM

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Custom-bent, chrome-moly, and TIG'd for 850 out the door? That's dirt money.

yup

Why do you think there getting my car

Dec 29, 2008 | 04:16 PM

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wow! that is a really good price.

Chuck does some very nice work and this is can most likely be done with his eyes closed

Dec 29, 2008 | 05:59 PM

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...wow and this is an all-around price? shizzit. i'll be driving there come spring!

Dec 30, 2008 | 11:39 AM

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The hourly rate for interior removal is 60.00. We do work on verts as well.

The 850.00 is for an installed 8 point roll bar with the interior somewhat out. Sice it is a roll bar we can do it with the dash in.

Our 10 point cage starts at 2400.00 and can leave the shop with a cert sticker. almost all of our cars leave certed. we have very few people that don't want that done.

Dec 30, 2008 | 01:51 PM

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The hourly rate for interior removal is 60.00. We do work on verts as well.

60 an hour is worth it when it comes to the dash hahaha. That was a huge pain on my 96.

Now third gens.... get rid if a few not really needed screws... well a lot, move a thing or two and you will have the screws in the dash pad and 4 nut holding the dash in!

Only beef I have with chassis shops is when you are paying them to remove/install an interior or glass and they tell you that if it breaks YOU have to pay for it.

HUH????????????? If YOU broke say my windsheild removing it or carrying it whatever then why should I the paying customer have to pay for it???

The guys I took my last car to broke the dash pad and then could not get my car started and I had to trouble shoot it. Come to find out they did not know what VATS was.... and did not plug the harness in.

Sorry for the off topic post.