socal shop?

[m2mike]

Hi Everyone, I just moved to LA 626 area.

I was wondering where's a good place to take my car to fix a few things on my s13 sr20. I want to hook up my AC completely, I dont have compressor condensor or anything that's needed. Also need to get my header rewelded since it is cracked bad and talk about possibility building my motor. I also need to redo alot of my wires since alot of minor things in the car is not working.

Thanks for the help ahead of time!
Mike

[driftnuts]

i would go to the old proto motoring shop i have heard some bad things but alot of the jobs they do are great other than that ill definately help you look around

[rob22]

i would go to the old proto motoring shop i have heard some bad things but alot of the jobs they do are great other than that ill definately help you look around
:wtf:
do NOT go to proto.

[junn]

driftspeed could prob take care of all of that

[mrflip69]

yeah, search driftspeed or g-dimension. good guys that did some work on my car! driftspeed is close to the OC area, and g-dimension is in west covina

[driftnuts]

well have you guys talked to the owners of proto cause its not called proto anymore its called highline but yeah i havent dealt with them for a while so you guys probably have more knowledge of them even though i know one of the owners myself

maybe check out boso garage?????


g dimension ill look up but yeah different shops are good at different things but you just have to figure out what they are good at . i have good bounds with shogun style performance out here where i live and the owner matt knows his stuff and uses only the best stuff for his customers. So i would suggest to do your homework on shops personally and find out what each shop is good at doin
just my 2 cents

[twopointo]

check out pitgarage.net

[240sxvaj]

proto is over price

[driftnuts]

yeah i guess you could say that about proto but you have to pay for the labor you guys should know that usually labor rates run about 80 bucks and hour at some places like that but ive had great service at garage boso and the guys are nice

[tac 1]

I'm on the same boat as the OP.

[lost240soul]

To be totally honest don't do g dem their really expensive and some of the work the do is kinda sketchy I'd say go to smoothlines in Alhambra super good work it's a little expensive but the owner Rick is stright up with u and usually he does all the work not like g dem were the owner tells the tech what to do ..I'm not tryin to hate on the shop or guys that work their but it's personal expirences that speak for them selfs

[240sxvaj]

To be totally honest don't do g dem their really expensive and some of the work the do is kinda sketchy I'd say go to smoothlines in Alhambra super good work it's a little expensive but the owner Rick is stright up with u and usually he does all the work not like g dem were the owner tells the tech what to do ..I'm not tryin to hate on the shop or guys that work their but it's personal expirences that speak for them selfs

i heard good things about g-dem and that is because they know what there doing but the bad thing is they charge too much.

to the op, i say learn it and do it on your own. thats what im gonna do

[lost240soul]

I totally agree with u but the hussled me about a year a go cause I took my car in for a knocking noise and all they did was put a can of restore a used oil filter and oil and charged me 100bucks and told me it was fine .. Turns out I had a bad lifter .. That's my expirences but yea doing it urself is good too but u can't recharge ac at home lol

[rob22]

I totally agree with u but the hussled me about a year a go cause I took my car in for a knocking noise and all they did was put a can of restore a used oil filter and oil and charged me 100bucks and told me it was fine .. Turns out I had a bad lifter .. That's my expirences but yea doing it urself is good too but u can't recharge ac at home lol

plus one on the a/c
i need that shit :w00t: lol

[lost240soul]

Lol in ca everyone needs ac lol hahahaha

[m2mike]

haha yea. i moved here from fresno. 105degree. it was bad.

[lost240soul]

lool yea idk u got a few option to choose from lol

[m2mike]

I will look around and see. G-dimension is the closest, so I might start with them.
Does anyone know is SP Engineering is good or not? I bought my car modded and the car was originally built by them. It has their custom top mount HKS GT2835r turbo and various other things. Its also tuned on HKS F Con Pro

[a fuzzychnchila]

I had my Sr swap and 5 lug conversion done by G Dimensions... car ran great with no problems until I wanted to save money I messed with it lol
James the owner is a really nice person and knows his 240 stuff.

[Aoshi112]

I will look around and see. G-dimension is the closest, so I might start with them.
Does anyone know is SP Engineering is good or not? I bought my car modded and the car was originally built by them. It has their custom top mount HKS GT2835r turbo and various other things. Its also tuned on HKS F Con Pro

SP Engineering has a great reputation, especially in the Supra community and now the Lambo community. But I believe they are a pretty pricy shop.

I don't know how far you're willing to travel but I take my car to Competition GT, a new shop in Costa Mesa (Orange County) and they performed my s14 sr20 swap. Mike is a really respected member of the Supra community and a very close friend of mine. Not the cheapest but great at what they do.

[sidedrifts13]

Garage boso done

[DreEzed]

-Garage Boso is busy during Formula D season usually but they do great work.

-Theirs some local guys like Luis Fineline Tunings does awesome work he's located in Los Angeles , also charges reasonably for the great work he does.

-I had my swap done at G-dimensions, its been running fine but my lifter ticks very loud when i got my head rebuilt by them. Thats the only problem though with the swap other wise they do clean work.

[sidedrifts13]

Yo what up did g dimensions change your oil pump?-garage boso is busy during formula d season usually but they do great work.

-theirs some local guys like luis fineline tunings does awesome work he's located in los angeles , also charges reasonably for the great work he does.

-i had my swap done at g-dimensions, its been running fine but my lifter ticks very loud when i got my head rebuilt by them. Thats the only problem though with the swap other wise they do clean work.

[brndck]

IF you want wiring call Jeff Jordan.
If you want just about anything imaginable call Luis gonz.
Both are hella legit dudes.

[driftnuts]

yeah garage boso is great for everything even jim wolf does some work from what ive heard but i usually take my car to shogun style performance in vista they do a great job but yes they take their time doing things and they only use name brand and high price stuff

[yamaneko]

well have you guys talked to the owners of proto cause its not called proto anymore its called highline but yeah i havent dealt with them for a while so you guys probably have more knowledge of them even though i know one of the owners myself

maybe check out boso garage?????


g dimension ill look up but yeah different shops are good at different things but you just have to figure out what they are good at . i have good bounds with shogun style performance out here where i live and the owner matt knows his stuff and uses only the best stuff for his customers. So i would suggest to do your homework on shops personally and find out what each shop is good at doin
just my 2 cents


Matt still around? didn't he close down shogun style?

[m2mike]

IF you want wiring call Jeff Jordan.
If you want just about anything imaginable call Luis gonz.
Both are hella legit dudes.

who and who? lol
i need directions on this one

[DALAZ_68]

IF you want wiring call Jeff Jordan.
If you want just about anything imaginable call Luis gonz.
Both are hella legit dudes.

that is pretty much /thread...

[mrflip69]

If SP Engineering did your swap, you're lucky. Maybe they'll take you in since you're one of the cars they originally did. I was told by Phase2 that they've moved on to higher end cars (as stated above, supras/lambos...).

[driftnuts]

nope matt is still around at shogun the rumors arent real hes alive and booming! he just keeps a low profile

[240sohc]

What's the word on technosquare in torrance? Anyone have any experiences with them?

[T_wei]

G-Dimension

[MrMigs]

G-Dimension

Did my SR Swap like 2 years ago, and no problems at all since. Daily drive 30 miles to Torrance for work, did a few drift events, and all is well. After you get work done there once, they'll take care of you, make sure your car is running right etc. give you advice. Give 'em a visit and say what's up to James. He's probably the coolest, most honest shop owner I've ever ran into.

Totally NOT one of those shops that are like, "Thanks for your money, now get the f outta here." (and forget your name the next day)

(626)935-5888
located a couple blocks from Diamond Plaza in Rowland Heights

Also Shutoko Engineering.

They're competitors of G-Dimension just up the street, and I've never had any experiences there, but one of my friends is the mechanic at the place and works mainly on 240s

located off the Fullerton exit from the 60 fwy, past Valley blvd.

[Jayteezzy]

IF you want wiring call Jeff Jordan.
If you want just about anything imaginable call Luis gonz.
Both are hella legit dudes.

this man here is correct this is all the man power and brain you will ever need DONE.

[ttLOVEjh s13]

Corner 3 garage

[GSXRJJordan]

Thanks for the shout outs guys, I'm Jeff Jordan (Jordan Innovations) - most of what I do is electronics for Formula D/Redline Time Attack and Pro-Am cars.

I actually have a full KA24DE/SR20 AC setup leftover from my S14, but I'm not interested at the moment in doing the install... I'd be more than happy to sell it though.

I highly recommend Luis Gonzales for individual troubleshooting and fabrication jobs, he's been a friend and colleague of mine for years and really knows S-chassis' inside and out - and he's honest! Find him under Fineline Tuning in LA.

[MrMigs]

Took the trouble of looking up the review threads for some of the shops/businesses that people listed in the thread. Here you go, and you're welcome ;) :

G-Dimension:
http://zilvia.net/f/businesses/130694-g-dimensions.html?highlight=dimension

Garage Boso:
http://zilvia.net/f/businesses/166549-garage-boso-gardena.html

Jeff Jordan (Originally a buyer review thread but kinda gets de-railed into a business review one):
http://zilvia.net/f/private-sellers/200518-gsxrjjordan.html?highlight=gsxrjjordan

Luis Gonzales (Multiple reviews -- picked the thread with the most replies):
http://zilvia.net/f/private-sellers/226487-fineline-tuning-aka-luisgonz.html?highlight=luisgonz

Pit Garage:
http://zilvia.net/f/businesses/304262-pit-garage-south-el-monte.html

Couldn't find thread-specific titles for the businesses that I didn't list for you guys. These ones I listed are threads dedicated to the respective businesses.

Eh. It's friday. Killin some time and posting some crap that might make things easier for you foos.

On a side-note, it's hard finding a GOOD place to get work done, especially if you're new on the scene. Even if people say good things or bad things about a certain place, sometimes it's hard to take that as the final word, since practically every business' review is somewhat mixed. My recommendation... if you're looking to get work done by a particular shop or person, and whether you've heard good about them on the forum or not, make sure you've got some agreements on paper with some signatures or have some way to get your money back if shit hits the fan, aka credit card transactions and paypal. Keeps you a little bit safer man, especially if you're doing big money transactions.

Not to come off as some kind of know-it-all a-hole; this advice is just something based from my experiences. :bow: