im looking for a shop to fab up a downpipe, exhaust, and ic piping for my car. can anyone point me to a good shop, preferably in orange county?

 

i did my own with some U bends


is soo easy
just need a welder and some time...... and a tube cutter
do it urself and ssave money

 

i dont have access or the knowlegde to use a welder. but i took my car to GT Fabrications to get a quote for the dp, exhaust, and ic piping, it ran to be 1200-1500. does this sound reasonable?

 

what kinda car do you have i might could do it for ya for real cheap plus shipping if i can acces a car the same as yours.

 

mr2 spyder

 

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With that much money, you can buy a good MIG welder, all the mandrel bends you need, a welding class, and still have money left over.

 

so anyone have an other shops they can refer me too?

 

i have access to a old mr2 lol but sorry cant help..just buy you a mig and practice then do it all your self...ask around its not that hard to weld mig. now tig is a diff. story i am in the process of learning that its hella hard to do 3 things at once lol but yeah mig is easy YOU CAN DO IT!

 

If your serious and don't mind paying for a professional fabricator send me a PM

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dornon13 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have access to a old mr2 lol but sorry cant help..just buy you a mig and practice then do it all your self...ask around its not that hard to weld mig. now tig is a diff. story i am in the process of learning that its hella hard to do 3 things at once lol but yeah mig is easy YOU CAN DO IT!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hell, if I can do it, anyone can.

 

heh i wish i could.

 

just try...even i can do it. Doesn't look pretty buy who cares..haha

 

Here is the algorithm for people who can't weld well:

1) Weld the pipes until there aren't any holes.

2) Use a grinder to grind the welds smooth.

3) Repeat as nessessary.

MIG wire is cheap!

 

pm me, i might be able to help you!

 

KTeller8 can help you out, he has some quality stuff.

 

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lol, 1200 bucks? Would you like some lube for that *** rapage you get from there? Seriously, you could buy a MIG welder and a chop saw, and all the parts you need to make the piping for less than that. Plus in the end you have a welder, so you can do lots of other projects.

 

well thta was there estimate. they charge $65 an hour which is the cheatpest i've heard so far. i suppose i'll just hope they wont take too long.

 

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lol, 1200 bucks? Would you like some lube for that *** rapage you get from there? Seriously, you could buy a MIG welder and a chop saw, and all the parts you need to make the piping for less than that. Plus in the end you have a welder, so you can do lots of other projects.</TD></TR></TABLE>

really 1200 depends on material you use.

Intercooler Piping
Materials Stainless (Good quailty) $250
Labor $180

Downpipe
$300 Welded Stainless

Exhaust
Materials $200
Labor $60

So about $1000 would be the average range

 

A custom exhaust from DP to muffler should be around 750ish. Intercooler piping should be around 300ish. So they arent raping you all THAT much. But its still gonna be alot more expensive than doing it yourself, if you have the know how. That shop sounds like it is charging me b/c of its name, nothing more.