[Rnaylor]

Hello Pelican,

This is my first post but I have found this forum to be immensely helpful in my journey to buying my first 911. I am in Richmond, Va and am looking at an '81 911SC Targa that my German mechanic bought from a long-time client. He's been servicing it for 17 years and it's generally in good nick, but the 915 gearbox needs new synchros (or at least third gear). I'm trying to do a deal that includes the synchro repair. He's been working on my family's MB's and BMWs for over ten years, also works on porsches, but the transmission job is out of his skill set. He tried all the local people he knows and we talked to the local Euro sportscar specialty shop (who works on my '67 Duetto), and they don't have anyone who can do it either. There is one shop in town who said they can do it but quoted $4k for the job. Based on what I've been able to find on the Pelican threads, this should be a 10 hour job including removing the transmission, so $4k is a bit of a rip off (as I'd heard about this particular shop). Does anyone have any recommendations for a shop that might be able to do this work in Virginia or the Maryland/DC area? Our last resort is to send it to a specialist we found in CA who will do it for $1500 but we'd prefer to keep it local. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

Richard

1967 Alfa Duetto (Farina blue/red)
2003 BMW 325iT (5 spd; DD)
2010 MB ML350 Bluetec (the wife's)
2002 Chevy Suburban