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Hodge Mopar restorations

Their shop is about 20 min. from me. Although Lee has not done work for me personally, I have seen alot of his work and it is stunning. You might want to research the 68 Charger he built a couple of years ago for Cocoa Cola, that looks just like a coke bottle, it is really trick and a good exmple of his work.
 
Thanks I am considering a road trip to tour.
 
I took my 1969 Roadrunner to Le Hodge and that was a mistake, this is how he restored my car.
Vinyl top had bubbles in it, he told me to wait till warm weather and I could rub them out.
He attempted to fix my brakes 3 times and charged me three times, and the third time they were horrible, he told me to pop the car in neutral and then apply the brakes
the carpet had great big puffed up areas, where he just threw it in and bolted the seats down on top of it
he installed my dash and it had big gashes where he pried on it real hard and he said all of them that he installed looked like that.
I have a 383 with a nice came in it with 516 heads, he took my Holly 850 off and put a tiny edelbrock on it till you had to pat the gas feed for 5 minutes before it would even start.
he removed my chrome valve covers and when he reinstalled them he over tightened and it dumped a lot of oil out on my garage floor.
I had purchased NOS emblems and he said mine would not fit that he could get the correct ones for $500 plus installation for my car, I said no, I put my emblems on they fit.
I had a mirror that you could adjust from the inside of the car, he welded up the hole for the correct mirror and installed a aftermarket one on my car, and never gave me my correct mirror back.
the paint job was like he painted it in a dust storm, it had little bumps all over it.
When I went to pick my car up which I had paid the entire invoice and two of the large checks was tax free for Le because they were made out to him not his company, the car was covered in dirt, leaves and bird doo, and he told me I had to pay him $3000 more to get my car. I got my car and then proved with cancelled checks that I did not owe him the $3000, 6 months later he text me and said I was right, but he still would not give me my $3000 he owed me, 415 days later he gave me a invoice instead of the money he owed me.
He also kept over $750 worth of parts that he said he probably put on other peoples cars. I was never reimbursed for those
On my engine Le Hodge also removed all my performance parts and replaced with generic Advance Auto parts.
After all that would you want him to work on your car? I will let you answer that.
When I first asked Le Hodge for a estimate on fixing my car, he said $20000, it surpassed that in two checks, which were tax free for him, and when I said well I guess I'm paid he said no, that $20000 was just for labor cost, but in the end that was also wrong the labor surpassed $20000
 
I took my 1969 Roadrunner to Le Hodge and that was a mistake, this is how he restored my car.
Vinyl top had bubbles in it, he told me to wait till warm weather and I could rub them out.
He attempted to fix my brakes 3 times and charged me three times, and the third time they were horrible, he told me to pop the car in neutral and then apply the brakes
the carpet had great big puffed up areas, where he just threw it in and bolted the seats down on top of it
he installed my dash and it had big gashes where he pried on it real hard and he said all of them that he installed looked like that.
I have a 383 with a nice came in it with 516 heads, he took my Holly 850 off and put a tiny edelbrock on it till you had to pat the gas feed for 5 minutes before it would even start.
he removed my chrome valve covers and when he reinstalled them he over tightened and it dumped a lot of oil out on my garage floor.
I had purchased NOS emblems and he said mine would not fit that he could get the correct ones for $500 plus installation for my car, I said no, I put my emblems on they fit.
I had a mirror that you could adjust from the inside of the car, he welded up the hole for the correct mirror and installed a aftermarket one on my car, and never gave me my correct mirror back.
the paint job was like he painted it in a dust storm, it had little bumps all over it.
When I went to pick my car up which I had paid the entire invoice and two of the large checks was tax free for Le because they were made out to him not his company, the car was covered in dirt, leaves and bird doo, and he told me I had to pay him $3000 more to get my car. I got my car and then proved with cancelled checks that I did not owe him the $3000, 6 months later he text me and said I was right, but he still would not give me my $3000 he owed me, 415 days later he gave me a invoice instead of the money he owed me.
He also kept over $750 worth of parts that he said he probably put on other peoples cars. I was never reimbursed for those
On my engine Le Hodge also removed all my performance parts and replaced with generic Advance Auto parts.
After all that would you want him to work on your car? I will let you answer that.
When I first asked Le Hodge for a estimate on fixing my car, he said $20000, it surpassed that in two checks, which were tax free for him, and when I said well I guess I'm paid he said no, that $20000 was just for labor cost, but in the end that was also wrong the labor surpassed $20000
@Plymouthchick

Maybe go to the welcome wagon & formally introduce yourself
maybe give us some back ground
maybe share a few photos or stories etc.
get to know each other, before you jump right on,
to the mix...

welcome to FBBO
 
@Duda, I have never used Hodge's, but if you are planing on heading down south, I might suggest Creations by Gemza (Charlotte NC) or Clark's Classic Restoration (Greenville, NC) on your list as well. Both specialize in Mopar's and both do amazing work, but neither are cheap. I use Barr's Classic Restoration here, also in Greenville, NC, who used to work at Clark's for years, but he wanted to start his own thing. Steve Barr is great to work with and does great work as well, but does more than just Mopar's, although he has his roots in Mopars from Clark's.

Toured the Gemza's place and it was amazing, super nice guy, but he stays booked out pretty far in advance. My Uncle has know him for years and swears he's one of the best.

If you are in PA, both Gemza and Clark's usual go to Carlisle. If you are planning to go they might be there. Clark's usually displays, but I think the Gemzas just go to the show as spectators / personal car display.

Here is a good article on Gemza's: https://moparconnectionmagazine.com...LAEp7fXcP5P4gaJ5jff1TNn8vOFBBAuEklEH2iQ6S40Wg

Clark's has a good Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ClarkClassicRestorations

I know there are a few people on here that have used Gemza and will vouch for him. Don't know anyone on here that has used Clark's. I know Steve Barr used to be here on FBBO as well. Just personal bias, I would recommend Steve Barr. Feel free to shoot me a PM if you would like any more input.
 
Kind of sounds like a few shops up here. Cant name names. But ones on tv the others are in the city. Butchers.
 
I remember Duda had his car restored years ago. Not sure where though. He hasn't been on here since Feb and haven't seen any posts for ages.
 
Looks like @Plymouthchick did a drive-by bashing of a reputable Mopar shop with no pictures or proof to back it up. Hodge Restorations has a list of references a mile long and 100's of in depth pics of their work.
I'm sorry, but I am not taking a stranger's 1st post with no proof what-so-ever as gospel. Post up some pics!!!


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I took my 1969 Roadrunner to Le Hodge and that was a mistake, this is how he restored my car.
Vinyl top had bubbles in it, he told me to wait till warm weather and I could rub them out.
He attempted to fix my brakes 3 times and charged me three times, and the third time they were horrible, he told me to pop the car in neutral and then apply the brakes
the carpet had great big puffed up areas, where he just threw it in and bolted the seats down on top of it
he installed my dash and it had big gashes where he pried on it real hard and he said all of them that he installed looked like that.
I have a 383 with a nice came in it with 516 heads, he took my Holly 850 off and put a tiny edelbrock on it till you had to pat the gas feed for 5 minutes before it would even start.
he removed my chrome valve covers and when he reinstalled them he over tightened and it dumped a lot of oil out on my garage floor.
I had purchased NOS emblems and he said mine would not fit that he could get the correct ones for $500 plus installation for my car, I said no, I put my emblems on they fit.
I had a mirror that you could adjust from the inside of the car, he welded up the hole for the correct mirror and installed a aftermarket one on my car, and never gave me my correct mirror back.
the paint job was like he painted it in a dust storm, it had little bumps all over it.
When I went to pick my car up which I had paid the entire invoice and two of the large checks was tax free for Le because they were made out to him not his company, the car was covered in dirt, leaves and bird doo, and he told me I had to pay him $3000 more to get my car. I got my car and then proved with cancelled checks that I did not owe him the $3000, 6 months later he text me and said I was right, but he still would not give me my $3000 he owed me, 415 days later he gave me a invoice instead of the money he owed me.
He also kept over $750 worth of parts that he said he probably put on other peoples cars. I was never reimbursed for those
On my engine Le Hodge also removed all my performance parts and replaced with generic Advance Auto parts.
After all that would you want him to work on your car? I will let you answer that.
When I first asked Le Hodge for a estimate on fixing my car, he said $20000, it surpassed that in two checks, which were tax free for him, and when I said well I guess I'm paid he said no, that $20000 was just for labor cost, but in the end that was also wrong the labor surpassed $20000
.....damn....this is your first post on this forum? This guy kill your cat too?
 
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