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hey guys

total psyche out on the thread title - but we do have some news to announce

for all that have dealt with us previously, will know that the one thing we have needed for a long time is a new larger workshop

the time has finally come, and we are in the process of moving into our new workshop at the moment

it is only about 5 minutes from where we are at the moment

new address is

unit 2 14 Boothby St, KEDRON QLD 4034

access is via boothby street off gympie road (where motezumas mexican restaurant is for those who know gympie road) and there is also access off gympie road, however there are some nasty speed bumps for our beloved lowered imports

we should be in and full operational again within a fortnight or so - we are still doing minor jobs and msot of the common stuff - engine conversions and rebuilds etc are all being put on hold until we are fully there

we are still down here at aspley also for the meantime, but will be 100% out of here by the end of the month 1st of next month

please forgive us for any panic and mayhem and miscommunications created whilst the move is happening - i will be trying to my best to stay in touch with the phones and handling the managerial side of things during the move

we will also be having a nice big dyno day opening etc ect etc shortly once everything is settled in

emails remain the same aswell as SAU access

we will be getting new phone numbers etc and i will post them up once received - however our current number will be automatically redirected for 12 months to try save some confusion

thats about it for now guys, keep posted for the grand opening and look forward to seeing all you guys there in the near future :w00t::D:D:D

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josh not everyone had lexus's with insane suspension like yours

yea the new palce has about 12-15 deidcated car parks for ourselves and plenty more if we wanna get cheeky :P

it was no secret the old place wasnt ideal - we started there thinking it would be a good place to get up and running for the first year or so but found that we outgrew the place in about 6-7 months

company cars are being sold off for some bigger and better projects :spank: as a workshop gotta stay fresh in this game to keep people going WOW!! and the 34 is for sale on here somewhere (or was but mods kept deleting it because we are a business even though the sale is a private sale for the owner)... it does have to go ASAP but no bites as yet

recently put out 400hp on minimal boost too :P:O:O

josh not everyone had lexus's with insane suspension like yours

Haha it's true :P

I'll be down in Brisbane Friday I think, I'll pop in if I can get the Porsche up the drive. If you see a black 911 stuck, well you know who it is :P

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