Anyone know of Services to recondition old parts?
#1
Instructor
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Anyone know of Services to recondition old parts?
I'm looking for services that people provide to repair things or recondition them.
-Clocks
-Interior Consoles
-Trailing Arm rebuilds & re-conditioning
-rear ends
-other odds & ends
I'm getting ready to dive in to start my restoration project and want to save $ any place I can.
Thanks in advance!
-Clocks
-Interior Consoles
-Trailing Arm rebuilds & re-conditioning
-rear ends
-other odds & ends
I'm getting ready to dive in to start my restoration project and want to save $ any place I can.
Thanks in advance!
#2
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The only way I've found you can save money is by doing all of the work yourself. If that is not possible for you, be prepared to dig deep into your pockets and drop a lot of coin along the way. Farming out restoration work is not cheap. You will learn this in a big hurry.
Good luck with your resto!
Good luck with your resto!
#3
Le Mans Master
I'm looking for services that people provide to repair things or recondition them.
-Clocks
-Interior Consoles
-Trailing Arm rebuilds & re-conditioning
-rear ends
-other odds & ends
I'm getting ready to dive in to start my restoration project and want to save $ any place I can.
Thanks in advance!
-Clocks
-Interior Consoles
-Trailing Arm rebuilds & re-conditioning
-rear ends
-other odds & ends
I'm getting ready to dive in to start my restoration project and want to save $ any place I can.
Thanks in advance!
#4
Team Owner
A small investment in some special tools and good manuals will save you a lot of money if you do all this yourself. There is nothing really hard about any of this if you know your way around a tool box.
#5
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Thread Starter
The only way I've found you can save money is by doing all of the work yourself. If that is not possible for you, be prepared to dig deep into your pockets and drop a lot of coin along the way. Farming out restoration work is not cheap. You will learn this in a big hurry.
Good luck with your resto!
Good luck with your resto!
#6
Burning Brakes
I'm looking for services that people provide to repair things or recondition them.
-Clocks
-Interior Consoles
-Trailing Arm rebuilds & re-conditioning
-rear ends
-other odds & ends
I'm getting ready to dive in to start my restoration project and want to save $ any place I can.
Thanks in advance!
-Clocks
-Interior Consoles
-Trailing Arm rebuilds & re-conditioning
-rear ends
-other odds & ends
I'm getting ready to dive in to start my restoration project and want to save $ any place I can.
Thanks in advance!
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Thread Starter
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Last edited by dreno73; 05-19-2017 at 12:58 PM.
#8
Le Mans Master
Special tools-- dial indicator, micrometer, torque wrenches, feeler gauges. And manuals, Factory service manual for your year (NOT HAYNES OR CHILTON!!!!) and the Assembly Instruction Manual.
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The NCRS quarterly magazine called Driveline has ads from small businesses that do just about everything you are talking about. I am not sure where you are at, but you could probably borrow a copy from someone nearby.
BTW, listing a location in your profile can be helpful at times.
BTW, listing a location in your profile can be helpful at times.
Last edited by crawfish333; 05-19-2017 at 03:41 PM.
#11
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The NCRS quarterly magazine called Driveline has ads from small businesses that do just about everything you are talking about. I am not sure where you are at, but you could probably borrow a copy from someone nearby.
BTW, listing a location in your profile can be helpful at times.
BTW, listing a location in your profile can be helpful at times.
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