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Discussion in 'Arizona' started by MulletTaco, Jul 12, 2021.

  1. Jul 12, 2021 at 10:44 PM
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    MulletTaco

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    Hey everyone,

    I’m a firefighter and soon to be dad, I’m also a certified welder looking for some light side work for extra cash. If you have a design/idea and need something welded up I can help you out. Small jobs have a quick turn around of a few days to two weeks, large jobs you’re looking at about a month turnaround due to my schedule. These are pics from my last job, the initial frame was built by another guy and was designed to hold an rtt. The guy who owns it is over the rtt life and bought an ARB awning tent…so I turned it into a basket/awning rack

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    the awning is reversible and extends out past the fender on his trailer.

    this job took about a month to finish just for reference.

    PM me if you’re interested in some welding.

    Cheers!
     
  2. Jul 14, 2021 at 1:27 PM
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    cspcrx

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    Nice work, some day I will get my welds to look that nice!
     
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  3. Jul 14, 2021 at 3:24 PM
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    Nice CRX! That was my first car, 88 HF. Loved it.
     
  4. Jul 15, 2021 at 6:53 PM
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    Thanks, it’s a 1987. Have owned it since 1992, CRXs are an absolute blast to drive.

    [​IMG]Untitled by Victor M, on Flickr
     
  5. Jul 16, 2021 at 8:03 AM
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    Absolutely, I loved my 88, been trying to get my hands on another one for years but they are quite hard to find these days. Only car I’ve driven that behaves like a crx is an r56 Mini Cooper.
     
  6. Jul 16, 2021 at 9:20 AM
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    When you do find them the prices are through the roof!
     
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  7. Jul 16, 2021 at 9:21 AM
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    That or it’s a clapped out junker that would take a miracle to revive hahaha
     
  8. Jul 16, 2021 at 9:48 AM
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    That's happening with all sorts of cars unfortunately.

    I've had 12 BMW E30's and 5 E36 M3's since I was 16 (32 now) and the most I ever paid for an E30 was $2500, E36 was $8000. Several were fairly nice.

    Now? $2500 gets you absolutely nothing. Clapped out garbage E30's are listed for $6000. Its insane.

    Hell, I paid way too much for a barely rolling shell (1997 M3) that a guy had abandoned in his backyard for years.
     
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  9. Jul 17, 2021 at 10:44 PM
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    Car prices are stupid right now for sure.
     
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  10. Jul 18, 2021 at 11:23 AM
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    Everything is ridiculously expensive these days
     
  11. Jul 18, 2021 at 11:34 AM
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    OP will you ship? Moving to Texas soon but I know how to design and draw, had a couple of ideasin mind
     
  12. Jul 18, 2021 at 12:01 PM
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    Depends on size. I don’t have crating capabilities but if I can send it ups then sure thing
     
  13. Nov 12, 2021 at 7:50 PM
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    location in az? looking for fab to do some bumpers
     
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  14. Nov 13, 2021 at 5:37 PM
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    Peoria. If you’re lookin for plate bumpers it’s gonna be quite pricey. Tube would be a little more affordable. Send me a message and we can talk it out
     
  15. Nov 17, 2021 at 7:07 AM
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    How hard would it be to make some filler plates for my sliders? My dog gets in and out of the truck and she slipped and gotten herself stuck in the gap before. Thankfully she didn't break anything so just trying to fix that from happening again.
     
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  16. Nov 17, 2021 at 3:08 PM
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    MulletTaco

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    I can have them hammered out in a few hours.

    I have some half inch flat expanded steel left over from a previous job, or we can do plate. Just let me know!
     
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  17. Dec 24, 2021 at 7:26 AM
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    azgunrunner A guy that knows a guy, that knows a guy...

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    Not sure how i missed this reply, sorry for the delay, but I'm def interested. I'll send you a PM and we can knock out the details.
     

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