Hey was up. I live in los angeles. south central la to be exact. i currently have an 88 na supra that i am doing the 89+ convesion. i am almost done i just neen fog lights and grilles. and waiting to be painted hopefully in the next month or two. im am close to downey and pico and others of you guys. hey feel free to email me or contact me at 323 326 3456 if you guys got any question or parts that i need. also looking of catback exhaust and taking suggestions. ohh and SUPRAE1JZ IF THAT UR PIC YOU HAVE POSTED, YOU CAN SURTAINLY CALL ME UP. :aigo:
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Anybody know of a reputable mechanic in the SoCal (Los Angeles) area? I mean, there's shops around my city but they all look dirty and cheap and some previous mechanics seemed to find a billion things ($$$) wrong with my dad's trucks. So, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
i've found that even reputable mechanics have a hard time working on Supras. I think that it's because they dont have much experience with them, and Supras seem to defy all of their traditional engine repair knowledge.... So it comes to this...when you have a Supra, and you want a repair done right...do it yourself.
Red,
If you're in Pico, I'd take my Supra to a place in City of Industry that does among other cars, Mk IVs. Its SP Engineering. This is a real serious shop into building serious cars. They're probably not cheap tho.
There's a place in Torrance, Toysport that does only Toyotas. I've had them do some work, their work is OK if you get one of the real mechanics to work on your car. They are not very expensive, but remember you get what you pay for. The times I was there, they were doing a lot of corollas.
The only place that I know that does 7MGTE is a place in Hollywood. Top End Performance. I've never seen the place. I've just read their website and I've talked to them on the phone.
I believe they do serious engine builds also.
I also guess it depends on what you want done......
Engine builds you need to go to a place that knows how to build a car and engine. If its changing the fluids, water pump, alternator, timing belt, and so forth, do it yourself like johnathan said.
If you're in Pico, I'd take my Supra to a place in City of Industry that does among other cars, Mk IVs. Its SP Engineering. This is a real serious shop into building serious cars. They're probably not cheap tho.
There's a place in Torrance, Toysport that does only Toyotas. I've had them do some work, their work is OK if you get one of the real mechanics to work on your car. They are not very expensive, but remember you get what you pay for. The times I was there, they were doing a lot of corollas.
The only place that I know that does 7MGTE is a place in Hollywood. Top End Performance. I've never seen the place. I've just read their website and I've talked to them on the phone.
I believe they do serious engine builds also.
I also guess it depends on what you want done......
Engine builds you need to go to a place that knows how to build a car and engine. If its changing the fluids, water pump, alternator, timing belt, and so forth, do it yourself like johnathan said.
bluemax said:
Yeah, I'm not looking into investing a whole lot ($$$) into my car right now... just the simple stuff. I have little mechanical experience and have only been driving for about 3 years. But, hey, I'm up for the challenge and the experience of learning the inner workings of our cars. That's why I'm here!
bluemax said:
You will not get SP to even look at your Supra for under $6,000, and that's just for an oil change:icon_bigg I like SP a lot, don't get me wrong, but they are set up to do full show cars not 7m rebuilds. Jose, my business partner, was the "real" mechanic that used to work for Toysport. We are in Pomona and we do shortblocks, longblocks, full race or just basic rebuilds. The work will be as good as SP for a LOT less money.
I am up for a Supramania socal meet. We should do this soon. Should we set something up? Who is down for a Sat or Sun meet? It would be either in the LA or OC areas.
Hey, bigaaron, wher in Pomona are you located? Just wondering because I go to school there at Cal Poly. :wavey:
meeeeeeettt!!!! It should be one of those drive-meets like there was a couple of weeks back...i think...
Someone step up! I dont think I could arrange it, since I have never done anything like it before...
Someone step up! I dont think I could arrange it, since I have never done anything like it before...
