Another How Much?

[944 man]

Work done at a well-regarded specialist in Yorkshire.

Replace front oil seals.
Replace cam and balance belts - recent water pump and rollers not required.
Fit new auxilliary drive belts.
Fit new front anti-roll bar bushes.
Fit new PU wishbone bushes
Fit castor mounts (supplied separately)
Fit replacement rear caliper (supplied separately)
Replace CV boot.
Replace windscreen wiper drive arm.
Replace oil pressure sender switch.
MOT test @ £40.

How much do you think that this has cost, including all parts other than the caliper and the castor mount and VAT?

 

[sulzeruk]

£1300 Simon?
Alasdair

 

[simkin911]

£1150

 

[j4mou]

£950

 

[scam75]

£750. I can't see you booking in somewhere that would give you a good reeming!! []

Stuart

 

[944 man]

Alasdar, will you PM me your telephone number please? I lost all of my numbers when O2 went tits-up, and Id like to get a price from you for some future work, and some parts too.

I meant to say that P-Mac probably shouldnt look at this thread!

 

[j4mou]

you dont know him very well lol,







oh sorry thought you said rimming LMAO

 

[scam75]

ORIGINAL: j4mou

you dont know him very well lol,

oh sorry thought you said rimming LMAO

I'm quite sure some rimming may preceed a good reeming!! lol

Stuart

 

[944 man]

ORIGINAL: scam75

£750. I can't see you booking in somewhere that would give you a good reeming!! []

Stuart

Part Yorkshireman and part Scotsman - whats the chance? []

Stuart is closest, so far.

 

[scam75]

And undoubtedly I have erred on the high side!![]

 

[George Elliott]

£825


(I dont think you are too low Stuart) much of it is time consuming work.

George
944t

 

[scam75]

I'm revising to £650!! []

Stuart

 

[944 man]

£625. No one tell P-Mac! []

 

[944 man]

The firm are called Porscheuro, and they can be found in Grimethorpe near Barnsely. Two ex-JCT600 Porsche technicians, both called John, which makes them easy to deal with on the phone. []

 

[scam75]

I had you sussed!

Stuart

 

[944 man]

Im not sure how to take that.

Next job, hopefully, PU rear bushes for the torsion tube and the trailing arms when I return for the (free) balance belt tension check. I may as well carry on seeing as Ive had to do the front...

 

[scam75]

Price wise and the likelihood of you getting a good deal sussed. Take it as a compliment!

Stuart

 

[944 man]

Thanks )

What state are your GAZ dampers in Stuart? I was certain that I was going to fit GAZ, but their prices seem to have shot up and their durability seems to be suspect now, so Im far from sure what to do.

At the first prices that David Lyon gave me Id have his hand off now, but Im leaning towards either SPAZ or Bilstein B6 and thats as far as I have got. I need to know what Im doing before my balance belts is due to be checked... []

 

[944 man]

An honest typo, I meant SPAX, onviously!

 

[scam75]

An amusing typo none the less!

I have had my GAZ about 2/3 years now, performance is good but the finish on them, nickel plating, is not a good solution for a UK road car. As you know I had my fronts changed under warranty, changed them at the tail end of last year and over the winter they bacame a mess again. I got them looking pretty good again using "corrosion block". A marine based product from Dennis at the Rust Stop Shop. They now seem to be much more resilient than they were before and this stuff needs put on about every 6 months to keep them good.

The rears are needing done now and I noticed the other day that the adjusters looked pretty seized at the back. I will do these with the same stuff while it's up on Al's ramp and that should do the trick.

So in summary, good performance, poor finish. I would either paint them or powder coat them if I bought new again or probably if I coated them in corrosion block from new the onset of corrosion would have been minimal.

Edit to add corrosion block is about £20 for a giant aerosol which would be enough to treat all 4 shocks probably 5 or 6 times.

Cheers

Stuart