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Old 07-13-2011, 09:39 PM   #1
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Who is rebuilding original shocks now? I need a pair for the rear of my old jalopy and I don't have any good cores. Don't really care about the year, as long as they are original Model A. Does Bert's in Denver still have someone who builds them? Thanks in advance for any help.
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Old 07-13-2011, 10:27 PM   #2
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Old 07-13-2011, 11:05 PM   #4
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You might try Robert Paul in Colorado. He has been rebuilding shocks for many years and is very reasonable in price - $55 per shock I believe with core or $75 without a core.
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Old 07-13-2011, 11:10 PM   #5
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I recommend Robert Paul in Colorado. Excellent service at a fair price.
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Old 07-13-2011, 11:37 PM   #6
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I have not used Robert Paul's shocks yet, but will be sending him 31 cores in a couple of weeks. Hoping to get 2 rebuilt sets of early-mid 29 shocks back. He will need to inspect them and call me then will know if I did good or bad with the cores I have. Seemed like a very knowledgable and very pleasant person. Rod
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Old 07-13-2011, 11:44 PM   #7
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M&S did mine a few years ago and at least 2 of them leaked. I would not recommend them.
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Old 07-14-2011, 01:12 AM   #8
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Robert Paul is THE guy to deal with , nice and HONEST.
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Old 07-14-2011, 05:56 AM   #9
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I recommend Robert Paul in Colorado. Excellent service at a fair price.
That's the man I was thinking of. I didn't remember his name, just that he was in Colorado.
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Old 07-14-2011, 06:14 AM   #10
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Robert Paul is who you want - I just received a set of shocks Robert rebuilt for me. Very personable gentleman and very honest and easy to work with. Be patient though. There are a lot of folks ahead of you and it will take from 8 to 12 weeks turn around time but you will receive top quality work. I provided 4 cores and he was able to rebuild 3 and I bought 1 outright. He made sure that the one he provided matched the 3 rebuildable ones. Total cost was $255 including shipping.
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John Holland Does a fantastic job also.He is in OHIO 330 483 3896
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Old 07-14-2011, 07:15 AM   #12
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where can i get ahold of robert paul?
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Old 07-14-2011, 07:46 AM   #13
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Jon would you be willing to sell your old ones. ([email protected]) I am going to see if I can repair them...................terry_rose2002
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Jon would you be willing to sell your old ones. ([email protected]) I am going to see if I can repair them...................terry_rose2002
Sorry, but I have nothing worth selling. The few old rusty nuggets I have are not worth the cost of shipping.
To all of you who responded, many thanks. I'm trying to get our old heap in shape for a tour in the fall and some good shocks are just one of the things I'm working on.
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Old 07-14-2011, 10:51 AM   #15
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Here is the information to contact Robert Paul.


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Old 07-14-2011, 11:00 AM   #16
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John Holland did a great job on my shocks, at a reasonable price.
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Old 07-14-2011, 01:38 PM   #17
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When we did the review of shocks we used Robert Paul to rebuild an original, liked it so much we ordered two complete sets.
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Old 07-14-2011, 06:43 PM   #18
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I installed M&S's new after market shocks on my huckster over a year ago. So far so good.
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Old 07-14-2011, 08:05 PM   #19
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I recently received a set of shocks from Robert Paul and am super satisfied. He did just what he said he would, they look great and the truck rides awesome with them on. Very high quality guy.
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Robert Paul did mine about 3 years and 6K to 8K miles ago and they still work great.
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