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Project Stalled - Moving from Dallas to Seattle


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If you can afford it, buy a 20ft container and put it all in there and if you have a yard, park the container at your new home....I went through this once in Europe, I could not buy a container, but asked the movers to bring a half container the Friday before the move....I hand winched the rolling body into the container, strapped it down and the packed the rest in. On Monday the rest was packed. At the other end I had a carport to pack it all into, the moving guys helped unpack. You don't want to leave it somewhere unless you totally trust the guy doing it....better to buy some time and find the right guy in the new location.

Andrew

1971 2002ti, 1985 E30 320i, 1960 Land Rover 109 Ser 2, 1963 Land Rover 88 Ser 2a, 1980 Land Rover Ser 3 Lightweight 

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If you can afford it, buy a 20ft container and put it all in there and if you have a yard, park the container at your new home....I went through this once in Europe, I could not buy a container, but asked the movers to bring a half container the Friday before the move....I hand winched the rolling body into the container, strapped it down and the packed the rest in. On Monday the rest was packed. At the other end I had a carport to pack it all into, the moving guys helped unpack. You don't want to leave it somewhere unless you totally trust the guy doing it....better to buy some time and find the right guy in the new location.

Andrew

1971 2002ti, 1985 E30 320i, 1960 Land Rover 109 Ser 2, 1963 Land Rover 88 Ser 2a, 1980 Land Rover Ser 3 Lightweight 

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Like James, I also am finishing up assembling my car after metal work and paint.  You can spend $35k for paint in Seattle if you want to, but there are alternatives.  I ended up having the metal work done in Seattle, then hauling my car 60 miles north of Seattle for paint.  Doing business in Seattle has become so expensive, car related shops are closing and/or moving at an alarming rate.  Even gas stations are becoming harder to find.  Fortunately for us 2002 folks, Midnight Motorsports (Patrick) is thriving.

 

Feel free to pm me, and I can fill you in on what I know about paint/metal work in the area.

 

Also, I don't know how well you know Seattle, but if you are planning on living in Seattle proper, garages are quite rare (though not impossible to find), and car storage is pretty expensive.  You can rent garages, but most/many prohibit working on cars.  However, I agree with other posters - bring your project with you if you can make it work.

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