FrontySpot - A Nissan Frontier Forum - Found A really good Fab shop up in the PNW

I just got back from Franklin's VW Werks and man-oh-man does this guy do some fantastic work.

He specializes in full custom VWs and from what I saw --seems like an up and coming Fabricator up here in the NW.

He does full Custom VWs, Narrowed Beams, Race/Street Motors, Exhaust Systems, Disk Brake Kits, Roll Cages and Service...according to his business card.

He's at:

http://www.FranklinsVwWerks.com
425.251.1992
18817 E. Valley Hwy, Suite E
Kent, WA 98032

After talking to Franklin, he said he'd be willing to do tube bumpers for our trucks at $75/hr + Material.

He is a really nice guy who is capable of doing some really high-end stuff but is just getting by project-to-project.

Support him if you can!

That's awesome! How did you find him? How many hrs would it take to do a back bumper??

I was helping my boss drop off his car to the shop next door. My boss had been there before so we stopped by and talked with him.

He's never done a bumper before so I don't know--but from the looks of his roll cages, I'm sure he'll make short work of a rear bumper. Smile

Yeah, once you get a design and the dimensions.....He could fab. one in a snap. Maybe your truck could be the first. 164

Sandiegan05fronty Wrote:Yeah, once you get a design and the dimensions.....He could fab. one in a snap. Maybe your truck could be the first.

That's what I'm hoping for!

iggs Wrote:
Sandiegan05fronty Wrote:Yeah, once you get a design and the dimensions.....He could fab. one in a snap. Maybe your truck could be the first.
That's what I'm hoping for!

That would be awesome. Did you tell him all the exposure it will get (from all the forums)?

Always great to find a good welder. I get things like bumpers and skid plates made in T6 aluminum, which has the strength of mild steel at about 1/3 the weight.
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Sandiegan05fronty Wrote:
iggs Wrote:
Sandiegan05fronty Wrote:Yeah, once you get a design and the dimensions.....He could fab. one in a snap. Maybe your truck could be the first.
That's what I'm hoping for!

That would be awesome. Did you tell him all the exposure it will get (from all the forums)?

Yes I did and he just had a big grin on his face about it. He seems really humble for how good his work is. His wife designs stuff on their end-mill. (I think that's what that contraption was) It was like a CNC machine, but not brand new...whatever it is, it was a big machining tool.
The point being, the whole family gets in on the projects.

That makes it even more worth while...Family oriented business. 164

Kinda like the spots. 164

I just found out what that the contraption was. it was a plasma table. I was way off.

Yeah, family run businesses have a lot of charm!