does anyone do side work to fund car/ truck projects? what is it?

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  • Caveman Tony
    Superhero BangShifter
    • Aug 2010
    • 1544

    #16
    anyone built hot rods to fund projects? or is turnaround time too long?

    how bout anyone flip cars?
    Yes, I'm a CarJunkie... How many times would YOU rebuild the same engine before getting a crate motor?




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    • Mater
      Superhero BangShifter
      • Apr 2011
      • 2347

      #17
      i buy cheap cars part them out keep the parts i need and sell and scrap the rest. some times on rare instances i flip the car like my $500 grand am i sold for $1600

      that is my job as i am unemployed
      Last edited by Mater; August 18, 2012, 03:09 PM.
      Originally posted by Remy-Z;n1167534
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      • Beagle
        "Flounder"
        • Apr 2011
        • 13804

        #18
        I'm a male dancer in my spare time. I take care of you car junkie guy'sess wifes. HA! j/k. I'd starve. I haven't flipped a car in years, I used to do it all the time.
        Flying south, with a flock of bird dogs.

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        • dieselgeek
          Legendary BangShifter
          • Oct 2007
          • 9809

          #19
          I must have it backwards. i do "car work" to fund my alimony payment
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          • oldsman71
            Superhero BangShifter
            • Jun 2008
            • 3246

            #20
            sorry to hear that DG
            COBEY..... franklin, kansas

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            • BigBlockMopar
              Superhero BangShifter
              • Nov 2007
              • 3498

              #21
              When working on cars I usually work on them from the side. Unless I'm adjusting headlights or replacing the trunkseal gasket for instance...
              www.BigBlockMopar.com

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              • oldsman496
                Superhero BangShifter
                • Dec 2008
                • 3142

                #22
                Originally posted by dieselgeek View Post
                I must have it backwards. i do "car work" to fund my alimony payment

                "Cheaper to keep her?"




                why even bother with marriage? just find a girl who drive you nuts and buy her a house....!

                Mike in Southwest Ohio

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                • mrocketscience
                  Superhero BangShifter
                  • Nov 2007
                  • 742

                  #23
                  I don't like to work on other people's cars, so I don't do that. Extra income for car stuff comes from playing music (people pay me to play guitar!? Who would've thought), Ebay stuff (buy and sell guitars and car parts I don't need), wife writes college papers for people that need a little help, things like that. I too have an alimony payment to an ex that would fund some nice things, but I guess that isn't going to change

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                  • DanStokes
                    Ancient LSR Guy
                    • Oct 2007
                    • 28701

                    #24
                    I tried doing car work for others to make money and I did OK but eventually decided to own the car I was working and fix it and resell it. That's worked pretty well. I eventually bought repairable totals with clean titles and put them together - pays really well. When I was in Michigan I almost always had a buyer lined up before the car was done. I haven't done much since retiring but I know I can if I need to.

                    Dan
                    Last edited by DanStokes; August 19, 2012, 10:26 AM.

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                    • ls7gto
                      Legendary BangShifter
                      • Nov 2007
                      • 5000

                      #25
                      I said once I went back to work I would quit the side work. I got to stop lying to myself ! I have snuff work at home, and a few at other rod shops that I could quit the dealership gig. I need to learn that little word.....NO !
                      Reading , Pa
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                      "putting the seat down is women's work" Archie Bunker.
                      Ban low performance drivers not high performance cars .

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