On May 6, 10:03*am, "Eisboch" wrote:
I found an excellent, small automotive repair shop (two person) that was
willing to take on the project of rebuilding the front end of my '65 VW Bus.
The owner of the shop located the required parts from a source in California
and had me order them using my credit card.

When they arrived (new bushings, tie rods, steering damper and misc.
components) *they replaced everything and it passed the MA safety
inspection.

Honest, decent shop. *Total cost was $126 for parts and $265 for labor.
I was expecting a much, much higher bill.

They will certainly get our auto maintenance and service business in the
future.

Now, for a new paint job.

Eisboch

I'm surprised that it was hard to find someone to work on it. Here in
the Atlanta area, there's more than a couple of places that specialize
in old VW's, but then again, we don't hardly ever have salt on the
roads! When I was in CA, there were a LOT of places that fixed them.