[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by T3rminator

Funny you say that. Spoke to another mob 2 weeks ago, they did a custom job for my T3 TE50 all those years ago, when asked why they have gone to "install only", the owner said something similar. Not enough money in it. He said usually customers will spend an hour talking and debating about what they want, then his own workers will debate for another hour how to best to do it, and before you know it its 2 hours of talking and no work has started, and its time you can't charge the customer

Having said that, he mentioned that there has been so many enquiries recently, they are thinking of starting up custom jobs again.

The little job I gave to some random on FB market place has turned out pretty darn good. THe kid has done a very good job, albeit simple, was just to make a link (H) pipe. Clean cuts and the weld seems good. Said he does it as a hobby, and uses his mate's workshop. There are more and more of these guys advertising now.

Just like any small business weighing up their options on what pays and what doesn't.
Lets face it old cars or anything custom is going to take up so much more time chasing stuff which is their time better spent bolting stock stuff together and getting it out the door.
Then there's the matter of space, no busy shop wants something not being worked on taking up real estate while they are knocking back easy money jobs.