[thuggin]

I thought I would help other rookies not make the same mistake I did by creating a thread that would have the best shops to get you ride repaired/ mods/ or hard to find/inexpensive parts.

I spent too much money with the wrong guys and it was a very costly learning experience. Now I use these guys....

For the San Francisco Area (East Bay):
ABC Mustang; On Dollar St, Hayward CA (For general repair)
Mustang Magic in Fremont, CA (Full Restoral work, hard to find parts)

Never use the Mustang guys on E.14th in San Leandro. You will be left penny less and unsatisfied.

Post your best shops here.

[EagleAutosports]

Let's see...
Stearns Ford, Burlington NC... but the parts guys do work for me, not the techs.
Randy Haywood Custom Speed, Benson NC
Fastlane Motorsports, Benson NC
Diversified Performance, Apex NC

[Mower]

In the SW MO area for mechanic I am using Pineville Auto repair, the crew there really take care of the little guy, we just bought our 72 mustang and it had a fuel leak in the tank, not only did they replace the fuel tank ( I got it on line) they checked the old car from bumber to bumper for us, got the engine to fire to life , rebuilt the carb, and fixed the brakes ( well mostly fixed the brakes and did all of this without breaking the bank all the while keeping us informed as to what they were doing and letting us know what problems that they found as well.
As far as parts go , I am currently using our local O'Reilly's, if someone has a suggestion on where to go for parts in the Ozark area plz let me know
Mower

[thuggin]

I need to add one more to the list for Northern California, East Bay Area:

Carter's Auto in Fremont, CA. (Good for all repair work). Thanks for cleaning up my electrical!!

[rpmcarter]

borned a poor black child......I wouldn't know! I have to learn all my stuff as I go. But had a decent teacher that got me hooked many years ago....thanks Bo! (big brother)

However......
Don Barry's Mustang in Jax
Barry at Body Perfect in Longwood Florida for paint and restore

[4511.21]

How about shops in the Cincinnati Ohio area?

Primarily a shop for a brake conversion (should I decide not to do it on my own)?

And a shop that can check for structural integrity for a newly acquired 69 vert I just received...and maybe restore/fix some of it.