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Old 07-24-2023, 09:45 PM   #32
stevemclark
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Default Re: Shocks - reproduction vs. rebuilt

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Originally Posted by Brentwood Bob View Post
Steve, was this install an improvement?
You would not believe the effort it takes to find usable OEM shocks, and then fix them.
For me, real satisfaction comes when the reworked, correct set get matched to a model a.
They helped as there were none on the car ,at $395 for the kit it was not to bad.I had a power saw ,drill press and a wire welder already.My dad had a small machine shop in the back of his 30' x 40' garage.I grew up with that and took a two year machine shop class in High School at a vo-tech school then a four year apprentice class at night working in a shop in the daytime, my company would pay for it if you kept passing grades.
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