Anyone know this cam welder?

[myloth]

Anybody know the guy who sells Aluminum subframe bushings on ebay?Ever had any dealings or anything?Says he can do weld and does SHOs and has sold tons of SHO parts on ebay?






Ebay Upstate NY SHO Parts and Service?

 

[Mr Anonymous]

Yes, he was kicked off this forum a couple of years ago.

About 90 minutes east of him is http://www.nesho.com Over 1100 cars welded without a single failure. Far better overall experience, and you'll be welded and out the door in about 5 hours.

 

[SHODWN]

Did he mention that he was suspended from here? did he also mention tho you that he has been suspended from ebay several times for screwing people. stay away from this ******** at all costs.

 

[SHO#7]

That must be Bruce.

I have heard bad bad things about him. If I were you, I would stay away.

He may be a great guy, I personally do not know. However, I would not let someone who has a bad rep work on my car.

Try to find someone else. But get the things welded. Seriously.

Mike

 

[myloth]

I have talked to Bruce he seems well informed seems to know his SHOs.Ebay is ebay shoot I've gotten bad feedback on the bay from people who just are %$#@s.But thats a different tale for another time.


I know many are big on NESHO but he claims he will pull the motor and take cams out after and have Tig welded and change my bushings for the cost of the parts.He's very local to me less than 10mi and I could easily watch him closely doing this.

What did he get booted for?Anybody actually get ripped off by him?


Can anyobdy say he's a crook first hand or incompetent?NESHO sounds good too but its 100+mi and hes 10.

I just will not accept third hand slander of people thats just me.

 

[Mr Anonymous]

He TAKES THE ENGINE OUT to weld the cams!?!?!?

Does he take the windshield out to replace the wipers?

Does he remove the wheels and have the tires dismounted to check the air pressure?

It sounds like trying to save a couple of hours of driving could end up costing you thousands more. Best of luck with that!

Seriously, any good con artist can talk a good game to try to talk you into handing over your hard earned cash. Have you even given Kirk at NESHO a call? He'll be honest and straightforward with you while probably coming across as somewhat rude, but you won't get any better service or expertise, and most importantly no ********. I'd be more inclined to trust someone who has been working on V8 SHO's specifically for more than 6 years in the same location with a long list of satisfied customers than someone who has to remove the engine from the car in order to weld the cams. That absolutely boggles my mind! :laugh_ti:

 

[SHOZ123]

I agree 100%. Not much you can't do to the V8 SHO leaving the engine in the car.

Maybe timing chain and tranny R&R are the only two things worth dropping the subframe out.

Well maybe the alternator..... "tee hee"

 

[Ian Macoomb]

Why in the ***** would you pull the cams to weld them? That's a whole lot of work that doesn't need to be done. You're better off welding them in the engine.

 

[nothingtoseehere]

Go to Bruce, or Ass Hammer as he is known. You asked for information on him, it was given. He has been removed from ebay before, he has been PERMANENTLY BANNED from SHOforum, which is hard to do. Guy is a known pendejo.

Would you let a known child molester babysit your kid?

 

[sho'd]

He TAKES THE ENGINE OUT to weld the cams!?!?!?

Does he take the windshield out to replace the wipers?

Does he remove the wheels and have the tires dismounted to check the air pressure?

It sounds like trying to save a couple of hours of driving could end up costing you thousands more. Best of luck with that!

Seriously, any good con artist can talk a good game to try to talk you into handing over your hard earned cash. Have you even given Kirk at NESHO a call? He'll be honest and straightforward with you while probably coming across as somewhat rude, but you won't get any better service or expertise, and most importantly no ********. I'd be more inclined to trust someone who has been working on V8 SHO's specifically for more than 6 years in the same location with a long list of satisfied customers than someone who has to remove the engine from the car in order to weld the cams. That absolutely boggles my mind! :laugh_ti:

Thanks Chris, there's coffee all over my screen now, your funny as ****, but your point is clear thats for sure. love reading your posts bud. :laugh_ti:

 

[Racer X]

I have talked to Bruce he seems well informed seems to know his SHOs.Ebay is ebay shoot I've gotten bad feedback on the bay from people who just are %$#@s.But thats a different tale for another time.


I know many are big on NESHO but he claims he will pull the motor and take cams out after and have Tig welded and change my bushings for the cost of the parts.He's very local to me less than 10mi and I could easily watch him closely doing this.

What did he get booted for?Anybody actually get ripped off by him?


Can anyobdy say he's a crook first hand or incompetent?NESHO sounds good too but its 100+mi and hes 10.

I just will not accept third hand slander of people thats just me.

That's understandable. So here's some first hand comments:

Bruce is entirely deserving of his Ass Hammer title. Again, he was banned from SHOForum for a reason (or several, as is the case), is generally disliked by the vast majority of the SHO community, and not trusted at all by most everyone here.

****, me and Kirk aren't exactly buddy buddy, but the man knows his shit regarding the V8 SHO, and I have no problem recommending someone to have their car serviced by him.

If after reading this, you still want to take your chances on Bruce, do yourself a favor and bring along a tube of KY or Astroglide or something. We don't call him Ass Hammer for nothing.

 

[LookAtThatSHO]

Alright, come on people, past is the past... I can't stand to sit here and see Bruce get slammed over and over like this. My experience is this: He is very knowledgable in the SHO community, and I wouldn't think twice before going to him again for repairs on my SHO. He did a transmission rebuild for me a few years ago on my 95 MTX. Needless to say, it was a flawless rebuild, and the transmission still pulls as strong as the day I got it back (40k miles ago). Also, the labor he charges is right on the money, when compared to other garages / stealerships. I had the opportunity to get the rebuild done here in Rochester, but I decided to take the drive to Albany (225 miles) to have Bruce, who is an expert with these cars, do the work. He is NOT out to con anyone who needs a service done to their SHO.

myloth, you will NOT be disappointed with his work...

 

[Dylan]

I just had my dads 90 sho brought to him a little bit ago for a clutch and flywheel job and got MANY other things done at the same time. All maintence stuff that needed to be done. I also even bought a set of his ASFB. My experiecne with him was all positive. he even came to me to pick up the car at a fair price. I wold have NO problem going to him again or recomending him to anybody.
I orignially asked beth for the help with the clutch and she recomended him to me. And I don't know beth but I know shes one of the top people here when it comes to the mtx tranny and I would take her word for who ever she recomends.
Again, bruce is a good place to bring your sho to, to have the work done. granted the car I brought to him was a 90 and not a gen3 but he really seemed to know he stuff so i would think he could do it. I would also have no problem bringing my car to nesho. But unfortuantly for me their not that close. perhaps if I lived closer to them I would brought my car to them. But I have no regrets bringing my car to bruce.

 

[Eric Hildebrand]

I don't see how Bruce is getting bashed like this. I've bought parts off of him, and met him personally. He's a great guy, and I would trust him more than most other people in the SHO community.

When my TR was totaled, I bought a great many parts off of him for one tenth of what my car was worth and was able to rebuild it and pass inspection very shortly afterwards. All the parts he sold me were in great condition. He even drove 4 or 5 hours to meet halfway to help make it possible for me.

Any of you who hear that Bruce is anything but trustworthy need to shut up unless you have actually done business with him. As a matter of fact, that should go for anyone. I'm not going to praise or demonize [Insert random person here] no matter what I have heard if I have never met [him/her] or bought anything from them.

Next time I need any parts or help, Bruce is at the top of my list.

 

[nothingtoseehere]

In the end people will go where they want. All we can do is tell you folks that he was banned from SHOforum for a reason. He screwed too many people over. He was kicked off of ebay for a reason. He screwed too many people over. A V8 member brought their car to him for a tranny rebuild to save a few bucks. It was rebuilt by him numerous times due to failures. When a competent shop finally got it, the disastrous things they saw were scary. Warped valve body? no problem, just double up on the gaskets.

 

[Mr Anonymous]

I can't stand to sit here and see Bruce get slammed over and over like this.

I don't see how Bruce is getting bashed like this.

Aside from SHO #7, sho'd (AFAIK), and the OP, everyone else who has posted in this thread has personal experience doing business with him. The OP asked for opinions and he got them. Just because some of them express the bad experiences people have had with Bruce doesn't make those observations any less valid than someone who has posted a good experience.

It's too bad Porkchop hasn't been around lately since I'm sure the story of his tranny nightmare with Bruce and his buddy would really open some eyes.

Just like people used to come shouting to the defense of Vadim, or Brad Hogue, or any of the other countless people who have taken innocent SHO owners for a ride, there will always be people who can report a positive experience with just about any vendor out there. For example, I never had a single bad dealing with Vadim, but I know enough people who did, and saw how many others got ripped off, that I was able to formulate an informed and intelligent decision that doing business with him was a risky venture.

Think for a minute about a company or store that you will never do business with again. Maybe it's Ford, or Best Buy, or Wal-Mart, or Dell, or Gateway, etc. You probably feel pretty strongly about your reasons for not wanting to spend your hard-earned money with that business, enough that you've probably suggested to friends and family to spend their money elsewhere as well. Does that mean that all the satisfied customers those businesses had today are right? This is a small community, and those of us who have been around for many, many years know exactly who to trust and who not to trust.

Knowing Kirk pretty well, I can safely say that he doesn't really care one way or another if the OP goes to NESHO or anywhere else to get his cams welded. He's got enough business to keep him busy without needing to try to "steal" business from anyone else. In fact, he probably gets more than 10% of his business fixing other people's screw-ups anyway, so his philosophy is that they will end up being customers eventually.

This thread has pretty much run its course. Bruce isn't here to speak for himself, and by now the OP should have plenty of information to make his decision, so therefore this thread is now closed.