Shops in LA
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There's a lot of shops in LA.
I guess it depends on what you want done, how far you want to drive to get there and how much you want to pay.
I guess it depends on what you want done, how far you want to drive to get there and how much you want to pay.
bluemax said:
Anyplace that might have Supra Mkiii specific parts in stock? You know speed shops etc...
SP Engineering (City of Industry) and Options Auto Salon (Asuza) are some good places to check out. They aren't exactly stacked with MKIII parts, though.
SP Engineering is definately a big name shop. But I think they do mostly Mk. IVs. They've got a dyno. Didn't they build Kenny Henderson's Mk IV monster?
Toysport in Gardena specializes in Toyotas. I did business with them for a while. They don't stock a lot of stuff, but they can get it if its available and its mainstream HKS, Greddy, and so forth stuff. They also build street and race cars. But they don't know a lot about Mk.IIIs and the shop is real small.
They do phone orders too. Joey's the owner. He has good general knowledge about Toyotas and how to build them. The guy that does the phone orders was real knowledgeable about the products out in the market. But some of the mechanics working there were not real mechanics.
http://www.toysport.com/
Top-End -Performance in North Hollywood. But I think they only have serious racing stuff like stand alones and full racing builds. I got a water injector unit from them. They love 7MGTEs.
http://www.racetep.com/
Right now, I do business mostly with Jeff at HPF. They've got good pricing, realllllll helpful and a large selection.
I did do some business with Rod Millen or was it Steve Millen. One's in Huntington Beach and the others in Costa Mesa. Neither one of them specialize in Toyotas of any variety. But they can fabricate anything and I think they both have dyno's.
If you want to dyno a car, I'd take it to XS Engineering in Huntington Beach. They built some of the cars in the Fast and Furious. But they too don't specialize in any specific vehicle much less a Mk III. They've even got a 4-wheel dyno.
I think most "speed shops" don't specialize in any particular vehicle. They just order what you want. So I just stick to Jeff at HPF for now.
Toysport in Gardena specializes in Toyotas. I did business with them for a while. They don't stock a lot of stuff, but they can get it if its available and its mainstream HKS, Greddy, and so forth stuff. They also build street and race cars. But they don't know a lot about Mk.IIIs and the shop is real small.
They do phone orders too. Joey's the owner. He has good general knowledge about Toyotas and how to build them. The guy that does the phone orders was real knowledgeable about the products out in the market. But some of the mechanics working there were not real mechanics.
http://www.toysport.com/
Top-End -Performance in North Hollywood. But I think they only have serious racing stuff like stand alones and full racing builds. I got a water injector unit from them. They love 7MGTEs.
http://www.racetep.com/
Right now, I do business mostly with Jeff at HPF. They've got good pricing, realllllll helpful and a large selection.
I did do some business with Rod Millen or was it Steve Millen. One's in Huntington Beach and the others in Costa Mesa. Neither one of them specialize in Toyotas of any variety. But they can fabricate anything and I think they both have dyno's.
If you want to dyno a car, I'd take it to XS Engineering in Huntington Beach. They built some of the cars in the Fast and Furious. But they too don't specialize in any specific vehicle much less a Mk III. They've even got a 4-wheel dyno.
I think most "speed shops" don't specialize in any particular vehicle. They just order what you want. So I just stick to Jeff at HPF for now.
www.horsepowerfreaks.com
I second Bluemax on HPF. They've got parts for the MKIII that I've never seen anywhere else. Their service is unbeatable. To sum it up, you can't really find any other place quite like it.
Bluemax-Yes, Ken Henderson's Supra was "slapped together" at SP Eng. They are clearly all about MKIVs. Their MKIII parts catalog isn't exactly substantial, but they're a good shop all together.
I second Bluemax on HPF. They've got parts for the MKIII that I've never seen anywhere else. Their service is unbeatable. To sum it up, you can't really find any other place quite like it.
Bluemax-Yes, Ken Henderson's Supra was "slapped together" at SP Eng. They are clearly all about MKIVs. Their MKIII parts catalog isn't exactly substantial, but they're a good shop all together.
Actually, you could get Mk III parts from any of the vendors in the vendor section and get real good service. All of them are committed to the Mk III.
I've done some business with MDC Motorsports, 935 Motorsports (they're in San Diego) and Carbon Fibre FX. I haven't had a bad experience yet.
I've done some business with MDC Motorsports, 935 Motorsports (they're in San Diego) and Carbon Fibre FX. I haven't had a bad experience yet.
I've read a lot of posts on the 935 section from unhappy customers. It seems that the average problem is that Robert (the owner) doesn't reply to their [sometimes several] emails. That would piss me off if I had a similar experience, too. I've seen enough of that from his customers that I won't be doing any shopping there.