Machine Shop Alexandria VA

[buchvilleman]

Asking on behalf of my brother in law... can anyone recomend a machine shop in northern virginia in or near alexandria, fairfax, capital in general, manasses, dumfries - that you have had expereience with? I can look in a phone book myself, but im hoping there was one that was perhaps a little 4x4 friendly that does good work that anyone here has dealt with.

basically we built him a grill guard/winch mount for his durango on his vacation - slapped a cheapo winch on there and now he wants d-ring and reciever on it but lives in an apartment and doesnt have access to welder or any fab tools to speak of. (will post pics of winch mount when im home from work)

thank you very much.
Gabe Simpson

[Roxywheels]

When I lived there we always used Fairfax Auto Parts. That was a while back so I can't really tell you much about their rep now.

http://www.carcarevalues.com/Sponsor...id=3345&site=1

[buchvilleman]

very good! thank you. it looks like thats a good place to start and exactly what i was hoping for.

have a good one!

[Roxywheels]

You're welcome. If it helps any I know they have been there for YEARS! I would say over 20 years...so that should say something about them!

[buchvilleman]

i like the fact that there are 15 locations. must be doing something right. also implies standardized pricing to me. machinst out here in the boonies charges change depending on their mood or if they have gas from lunch or whatever. no competition to speak of so they charge what they want.

are native to va?

[b454rat]

It's a little out of the way, but worth every penny, is Ellison's Machine shop in Glen Burnie. He built my motor in my Malibu, and it runs awesome. His name is Kenny.

[Roxywheels]

Originally Posted by buchvilleman

i like the fact that there are 15 locations. must be doing something right. also implies standardized pricing to me. machinst out here in the boonies charges change depending on their mood or if they have gas from lunch or whatever. no competition to speak of so they charge what they want.

are native to va?

Lived there most of my life...spent most of it in Falls Church. I used to go to Fairfax Auto Parts so often that they knew me by name! I would run parts for my brother and his friends at their shop ar work, plus they were always having to piece my old CJ7 back together. Hopefully they'll be able to help your brother in law out!

[OffroadRunner]

If not. I can help you out for the price of some and pizza. depending on exactly what you want done. Send me a pic if you can... Little cut cut and some buzzz is no problem at all.

[buchvilleman]

Originally Posted by Roxywheels

Lived there most of my life...

i grew up in portsmouth and my uncle lived in dumfries. my dad just moved from manasses.

Originally Posted by OffroadRunner

If not. I can help you out for the price of some and pizza. depending on exactly what you want done. Send me a pic if you can... Little cut cut and some buzzz is no problem at all.

thanks for the offer. ill email him and will PM you when he decides what to do. hes at the G8 summit right now so he will be out of com for at least a week.

thank you!

[buchvilleman]

heres a pic of the winch mount. we tested it once but i think the cheapo winch had a bad selnoid. after it pulled him out he was winding up the excess cable and it would stop working. cable out would work but not in. after a 5 minute break it would work but only for about 10 feet. told him it was between him and milemarker warranty dept.

[61_chevy_4x4]

Dad's shop is in danville, www.cahillmfg.com

[buchvilleman]

sweet! thats good to know. thank you.