Looking for new workshop!

[danh]

hey everyone!!

any recommendations for a good quality and AFFORDABLE workshop in sydney area..??

or alternatively, ones to steer clear of?

car is a R32 GTR

cheers

Dan

[Links]

Same for me - anywhere up on the north shore would be good.. sorry to hijack danh - will be interested to see where ppl recommend..

[Beer Baron]

not GTR specialists by any means but Polmar motors in artarmon are very good. Eli is the owner there and a top guy. my friend also works there part time. they have done some work on my GTR and I was happy.

[danh]

awesome beer baron!

any one else want to share their trusted workshops and give them a bit of a promo??!!

[joh21m]

Autosport Engineering in Kirawee, Greg (owner) has a rb26 in his s13 making about 300rwkw, top bloke, top workshop!

[Links]

Thanks beer baron, i'll have to take a look at them, might drop in on sat and have a chat with Eli and find out prices..

[MSRB26]

Advan Performance in Silverwater built my car from the ground up and i will never trust my car with anyone else. Everyone has their preferences on workshops so your best to go and chat to a few of them and go with the one you feel most comfortable with.

Advan Perfromance - 9647 1326 (open Saturdays too)

[88silhouette]

yup greg @ autosport

[Blitz]

Nathan at Grey Imports in Annandale

Still very convenient with a bus stop right outside - Nathans worked on 3 of my cars now and im very pleased with the service.

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[someonestolecc]

Mechanics suck :

[d00dz]

Taken from other post....

George at DB4s - 0298793322.

27 College St

Gladesville

They have been great to me since I got my car. Did a full service with them when I 1st got the car. (approx 1.5g and about 6hrs of work, including timming belth change and all oils and fluids changed)

Tell George Victor sent ya

Powerplays are good too, but whenever I go there they are always busy, seems like Alistair needs a new mechanic or something, as he seems to be doing all the jobs there.

BD4s yea do lots of skylines and other nissans, they are HKS distributors in australia

The mechanic there (Yoshi) is japanese and knows lots about jap cars.. Nathan is good also.

BD4s charge $88/hr for any fixes... And George is a reasonable guy.

I live near UNSW, and i go there for all my mechnical needs, its car but yea i like em

[Tommyk]

I'd probably also need some advice in regards to this -

I need to get installed - cams, gears, injectors, fuel pump, sump baffle kit, maybe a metal head gasket, and the clutch.

Where can I get this done, where it wont cost the world ?

[d00dz]

ring BD4s and ask George, also check the other shops too...

remember you get what you pay for

[Blitz]

I'd probably also need some advice in regards to this -  

I need to get installed - cams, gears, injectors, fuel pump, sump baffle kit, maybe a metal head gasket, and the clutch.

Where can I get this done, where it wont cost the world ?

Your engine needs to be removed for the work you have mentioned so its not going to be cheap either way.

Do you have turbos to fit also?

[Tommyk]

yes

turbos also need fitting. FORGOT to mention them

[Blitz]

What turbos are you planning to fit?

[Tommyk]

Same as what pnblight has

gt2560R garretts, using stock water and oil lines.

[Beer Baron]

Thanks beer baron, i'll have to take a look at them, might drop in on sat and have a chat with Eli and find out prices..

yeah, speak to Eli, tell him I (Richard) sent you. 9966 9930, better ring first if you are going down on a saturday, not sure if he works weekends

MSRB26 makes a good point. over the years I've been to quite a few different shops to have various things done. It really comes down to what you think of the place, and how well you think you are being treated. I've been to:

Japp Sport (Sydney Compliance Centre)

Hills Motorsport

Rice Engineering

G&F

Polmar Motors

Unique Autosports (tuning only)

HITMAN (tuning aswell)

Grey Imports

Top of my list would be Rice Engineering (as a good friend of mine owns that business) and they have done great stuff for me over the years. He also prepares a 911GT3 race car for production sports cars. but their workshop is temporarily closed.

Grey Imports have been excellent and I've taken my GTR there and my Soarer there too.

Polmar motors is run by Eli who is a really nice guy and very, very smart. though they are not skyline specialists by any means.

I was very happy with the tuning work done at UAS and HITMAN but never had any work done at UAS or hitman so I can't really comment on that side of their business.

don't really have anything to ad about the others.

[Links]

Richard/Beerbaron - have booked in a service with Polmar, spoke to Eli, nice guy, i'll let everyone know how it goes..

Getting Engine oil, diff oil, gearbox oil, radiator coolant and sparkplugs replaced..

[d00dz]

Links did u get your alarm?