What is your fastest time to pull an engine, install another and drive it away?

[nutz]

Yea if its not just a swap.....and it never is
When I do an audi.turbo is on,intake,waterpump ect. But if you need to swap all that then the exhaust bolt snaps in the head.......

 

[mopowers]

I plan to do the 360 for 360 swap tomorrow.
It won’t be just an engine swap though. I have headers to put in and a different radiator. I’ll use different motor mounts, pulleys, air cleaner but those are bolt on things. I should still be able to get the car running before sundown.

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Famous last words. At least you said should.

Let us know how it goes!

 

[RAMM]

The guys that worked hard deserved the money that they earned.
In construction, when you did "Piece Work", it was the same thing. Some called it Target Hours. If the roof paid 16 hours and I did it in 12, I got the 16 and moved to the next house.
There were jobs I worked where I made more than the foreman. One job I had would put you on Target Hours but if you beat the time, they told you that you were now paid hourly. One guy was really fast and when they said they'd switch to paying him hourly, he slowed down the pace. THAT right there is a perfect example of Capitalism VS Socialism. If the incentive to make more than the other guy is eliminated, the desire to work harder often goes away.

Flat Rate should be illegal. I have always said this, always. Flat rate is a BS "chosen one" scheme that works a man to death, J.Rob

 

[nutz]

When i was flat rate I would bill 90 an week average in a 50hr week
But the service writer was good
Problem is guys go haft *** and cut corners
Now im lucky to do 20 a week
But I do run my shop ...so more bs then wrenching
And to make time in a indy shop you need 2 lifts and 2 dead bays to keep the jobs moving when your waiting on parts

 

[Kern Dog]

Flat Rate should be illegal. I have always said this, always. Flat rate is a BS "chosen one" scheme that works a man to death, J.Rob

Flat rate, Target hours, piece rate has benefits and drawbacks. It appeals to those that agree with Capitalism.
The harder that the employee works, the more money they can make. The slower, the lazier, the dumber one is. the less money they earn.

 

[nutz]

Flat rate, Target hours, piece rate has benefits and drawbacks. It appeals to those that agree with Capitalism.
The harder that the employee works, the more money they can make. The slower, the lazier, the dumber one is. the less money they earn.

Shop needs to be set up for it too
Dealers...have parts in stock ...same cars every day
I always worked on everything soo a little harder to make good time

 

[70SwingerGuy]

Ive worked both flat rate and hourly, and it isnt always about how hard a person works in order to make money, at least in a body shop. To make good money flat rate, besides being good at your job, you have to be in a shop that does primarily insurance work, and is set up with good equipment, AND has the ability to be constantly be bringing in work. I dont care how good a tech is, or how hard they work, if the management isnt bringing the work in, or there is a backlog due to inefficiency or crappy equipment, then you are either starving, looking for another job, or cutting corners to be able to make your hours.

 

[nutz]

Yes i could see body flat rate would be a lot harder
Mechanical is funny
I seen book time on a bmw case at 3.5
Jeep at the same ....I could do 2 bmws in 3.5 takes 4 to do the jeep