Originally Posted by davis419b
B-Juice: Reher-Morrison has those 565 HR engines setting on the shelf thats why you pay when you pick it up. When rebuilding an engine you will pay money up front.
i can understand for paying for a $3000 dollar freshsen up job up front..
that may be the way rear/morrison works their freshen ups but the engine builders i deal with is parts paid up front and the REST when done..
now i am speaking of 10k-12k-15k 565 ci motors etc...i am not speaking of any 10.5..PRO-MOD,PRO-STOCK STUFF...which i am very sure the parts alone for these sets ups are well up into the thousands...
ALSO its like Ed said you got to know who's doing your work..i would not hesitate in Paying R/M,Fulton, Par up front for some work...but this is only a handful......
IF I WERE A FULL TIME ENGINE BUILDER that did this for a living..I would have NO PROBLEM having a person pay for all their parts up front and the final labor bill at the finish.....i think any engine builder would come out to the good if the customer never came back and they have 10-12k worth of parts in a motor laying there....My GOODNESS the engine builder could turn around and have a firesale on the motor and sale it for $6500 at the drop of a hat and make MORE money than if he got paid for his labor by the customer.
Now the chassis situation is a different animal cause the parts VS labor is so lop sided...
But i think what RACEFAB57 said about SUNCOAST and what they charge is A FAIR deal to both sides...My vette by the way is a SUNCOAST CHASSIS. and Hairy Glass body.....I LOVE IT !!!!!
I understand what Ed is saying about getting the 50k down...thats a almost sure fire way to tie the customer into the job...but people has to understand that there are customers out here that are honest to and do not need to be charged a crazy amount of money up front because some LAME A$$ came up short on paying their Bill....SO ITS A 2 SIDED COIN HERE...
By the way Ed "MCRACECARS" ..FROM WHAT I CAN TELL IS A PREMIERE CHASSIS BUILDER..I HAVE REVIEWED HIS WORK ON HIS WEB-SITE AND WOULD NOT HESITATE IN HIM BUILDING ME A CAR OR HAVING UPGRADES...MY ONLY PROBLEM WITH ED IS THAT I DO NOT LIVE CLOSER TO HIM..... 8) 8) 8)
Brian