Full Nut and Bolt Restoration

[Too Many Projects]

Originally Posted by mhm1966

Could prices have doubled in five years?

The short answer to that is YES, covid changed everything. Availability of goods and employees caused prices to skyrocket quickly. In the building industry, with the unforeseen/unexpected increase in sales, some prices quadrupled. And not much has come back down in cost from that time.
I suspect your car got caught in an employee shortage or the shop was overwhelmed with increased business from people with time and money on their hands to start long dormant projects/dreams.
Still doesn't justify the length of time, if your car was there first and has been bypassed for others.
If you have a reputable establishment that will take the car in and get it done in a timely period, you may be better off doing as Bergy did, get it and ALL your parts out and cut the lose.
NAPA-TIM did pose a very relevant question on paperwork to justify the time and cost.