Has everyone heard that VW Trends went under? I just renewed 2 yrs. You can read the editors letter on our website www.texasairheads.com, I'll get Steve to get on here later with directions to the show in Arlington for everyone. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Martin" <danandkatrinamartin@xxxxxxx> To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 2:06 PM Subject: [tcb] broken Homer > He is over at Herr Schmidts getting ball joints,tie rods,and drag link > installed. They were supposed to be finished today at 1 pm, but the > ball joints I got at ASK (local vw parts place) were for a 72 and up. > So they had to order the correct ones, and the drag link. Hopefully > they will be done this evening or tomorrow. > I hope it drives like a new bus, it better, all that stuff cost almost > as much as the NEW motor. > > F.Y.I. Herr Schmidts is the ONLY place I could find in Houston that was > familiar with bay window bus ball joints. I have heard that they are a > bitch to press. The front end shop that Bob recommended could not do it > for me because Herr Schmidts stopped renting out their tool. > > On Dec 14, 2004, at 1:32 PM, I Luv VWs wrote: > > > what's wrong with Homer? > > > > Dan and Katrina Martin > 1971 VW Bus > H.B.B. > T.C.B. > > http://homepage.mac.com/danandkatrinamartin > >