Hi Folks, with Wallace's permission we can offer a discount on the parts for the folks on the 113 forum here. we are in process of working out a price for the full kits as well if anyone is interested. Please PM me and we can get you on a special list for pricing and work with you all individually if you like or we can mass mail once we get things together. Incidentally, these kits are posted on our website and can be found by typing "urethane" into the search bar on top...... Retail will be shown, however, I will post a limited sale in the coming days. By the way this is my first post here, I would like to say Thank you to all the folks that purchase from us. We wouldn't be here if it weren't for folks like you. Big shout out!!! THANK YOU!!!!!! from our family to yours!
This is great. For those that haven't heard my story before, when I restored my car 1999-2000 at Precious Metal Restoration in Grand Rapids, MI (now long gone), the owner allowed me to source the parts, outsource much of the sublet stuff, and he handled the rest. No matter what I wanted to do, he was game for it. This was in stark contrast to several restorers I contacted that basically didn't want your assistance, just send checks...so it was a great working relationship AND a great learning experience for me--and a huge burden of research and paperwork off of Precious Metal. They could instead, focus on the work, not getting things.
Anyway, I made several exceedingly long lists of parts I knew I needed. The obvious (everything that was made of or contained rubber) and the not so obvious. I sent these lists to many of the parts supply houses, and few bothered to call me back or even indicate any kind of interest. To heck with this kind of arrogance. The parts guy at Miller's--Mike Ochoa--did take an interest, and did call me back, and we worked together on these parts lists. He knew the cars and their systems quite well, and was able to tell me many times that "If you do X, you also need to do Y" and slmilar. There were other parts lists I also went to a parts guy named Tom Hanson at Caliber Motors; this was before the creation of the USA Classic Center, and prior to Caliber Motors becoming MB of Anaheim Hills. They were, at the time, doing a tremendous amount of classic parts business and were regular advertisers in The Star.
I relied heavily on Miller's 1997 parts catalog (printed on PAPER, not online) as a reference. Mike Ochoa (STILL at Miller's, by the way) was fabulous to work with. Pricing was very good, relatively speaking. Now the entire classic MB parts picture has changed in the ensuing 20 years, but I'm sure the attitude and service has not.
So, the fact that these formerly Cox Racing urethane bushings were being sold by Miller's was welcome news to me.
