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oO0OthinkO0Oo · 03-21-2005, 02:10 PM

hey i moved to los angeles and im looking for a good shop to go to. i live in venice. i need to find a shop fairly quickly because i think one of my piston rings is gone.

and depending on the price of a rebuild i might go sr20, so i would need a shop with that option. if anyone can help me out that would be awsome.
kris

Yoshi · 03-21-2005, 02:20 PM

Wow.
Flame suit on big guy

Just warnin ya

SoCal is pretty much the center of the 240 industry, you'll have no shortage of shops... just cruise over to City of Industry and the surrounding area, there are literally several shops on the same block in some places.

MikeFD3S · 03-21-2005, 06:41 PM

there are soooooo many places doing 240sx right now. Closest to venice? Your best bet is probably south bay area like Torrance/Gardena/Carson area.

Signal Auto, ES Technical Roadsports, Enonvative Force (Good luck haha), Shine Street, SR20 Store

There's probably a good 40 shops within a 35 mile radius that will do SR related work

oO0OthinkO0Oo · 03-21-2005, 08:36 PM

fuck it im doing the rebuild myself

Yoshi · 03-21-2005, 10:22 PM

coolness, I was completely expecting flames galore... maybe the general maturity level of zilvia is going up a notch *gasp-shock*!!!

I'm a little confused by your reply tho... Mike and I tell you that there's a ton of reputable shops fairly close and your response is "fuck it"? Props to ya for deciding to do it yourself, but i hope that decision wasn't based on the responses to your post... cuz if so, i'm confooooosed

oO0OthinkO0Oo · 03-22-2005, 12:38 AM

hahaha nah my responce came from just thinking about it more. i don't think i have the cash to pay for a shop to do it so ill just do it myself.

drift freaq · 03-22-2005, 12:52 AM

well if you decide you want to check out a shop, we are opening a new place in the Torrance/Gardena area which is just down the road from venice. Name and stuff will be out in the next few days and we are going to specialize in different conversions and swaps than most people do and cleaner installs as well as parts. My partner is known around here for doing usual stuff like NA SR's with ITB's do a search on the eibach meet and you will see pics of the car or I can email you pics. He also was the first person to put a RB25 in a S14 6 years ago . In fact he did RB an install before McKinney even had the concept .
I come from Datsun 510's and 240z's and have been doing stuff with 240sx's since 1999. I wrote the auto to 5 speed faq and have converted over ten automatics to 5 speeds.
( shameless self promotion here hehehehhehehehhe)

oO0OthinkO0Oo · 03-22-2005, 08:31 AM

how much do you charge for labor per hour?

linkwpc · 03-22-2005, 11:57 AM

www.lsauto.com ---- They are great

(but a little slow)

03-21-2005, 02:10 PM	#1
oO0OthinkO0Oo Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern Cali Age: 41 Posts: 93 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Los Angeles tuning shops hey i moved to los angeles and im looking for a good shop to go to. i live in venice. i need to find a shop fairly quickly because i think one of my piston rings is gone. and depending on the price of a rebuild i might go sr20, so i would need a shop with that option. if anyone can help me out that would be awsome. kris __________________ .::kris::.

03-21-2005, 02:20 PM	#2
Yoshi Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Washington Age: 48 Posts: 3,003 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: Yoshi Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Wow. Flame suit on big guy Just warnin ya SoCal is pretty much the center of the 240 industry, you'll have no shortage of shops... just cruise over to City of Industry and the surrounding area, there are literally several shops on the same block in some places. __________________ www.360realms.com/S13-S15

03-21-2005, 06:41 PM	#3
MikeFD3S Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Torrance, CA Age: 45 Posts: 240 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	there are soooooo many places doing 240sx right now. Closest to venice? Your best bet is probably south bay area like Torrance/Gardena/Carson area. Signal Auto, ES Technical Roadsports, Enonvative Force (Good luck haha), Shine Street, SR20 Store There's probably a good 40 shops within a 35 mile radius that will do SR related work __________________ '93 FD3S R1 '92 SC300 5SP '87 FC3S Sport Turbo II conversion '90 240SX Hatch '89 240SX Coupe [dead] '91 Geo Storm [dead] '86 FC3S GXL [gone]

03-21-2005, 08:36 PM	#4
oO0OthinkO0Oo Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern Cali Age: 41 Posts: 93 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	fuck it im doing the rebuild myself __________________ .::kris::.

03-22-2005, 12:38 AM	#6
oO0OthinkO0Oo Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern Cali Age: 41 Posts: 93 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hahaha nah my responce came from just thinking about it more. i don't think i have the cash to pay for a shop to do it so ill just do it myself. __________________ .::kris::.

03-21-2005, 10:22 PM	#5
Yoshi Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Washington Age: 48 Posts: 3,003 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: Yoshi Feedback Score: 1 reviews	coolness, I was completely expecting flames galore... maybe the general maturity level of zilvia is going up a notch gasp-shock!!! I'm a little confused by your reply tho... Mike and I tell you that there's a ton of reputable shops fairly close and your response is "fuck it"? Props to ya for deciding to do it yourself, but i hope that decision wasn't based on the responses to your post... cuz if so, i'm confooooosed

03-22-2005, 12:52 AM	#7
drift freaq R.I.P. Aya, always love Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Los Feliz/Hollywood Posts: 18,564 Trader Rating: (215) Rides Gallery: drift freaq Feedback Score: 215 reviews	well if you decide you want to check out a shop, we are opening a new place in the Torrance/Gardena area which is just down the road from venice. Name and stuff will be out in the next few days and we are going to specialize in different conversions and swaps than most people do and cleaner installs as well as parts. My partner is known around here for doing usual stuff like NA SR's with ITB's do a search on the eibach meet and you will see pics of the car or I can email you pics. He also was the first person to put a RB25 in a S14 6 years ago . In fact he did RB an install before McKinney even had the concept . I come from Datsun 510's and 240z's and have been doing stuff with 240sx's since 1999. I wrote the auto to 5 speed faq and have converted over ten automatics to 5 speeds. ( shameless self promotion here hehehehhehehehhe) __________________ "Having a lot of tracks on a song is like putting stickers on a car to get more horsepower" New Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uebV1OnbRsw Buy my mounts! http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/51531...ns-mounts.html http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/317539...e-mouts-6.html

03-22-2005, 08:31 AM	#8
oO0OthinkO0Oo Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern Cali Age: 41 Posts: 93 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	how much do you charge for labor per hour? __________________ .::kris::.

03-22-2005, 11:57 AM	#9
linkwpc Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Torrance, CA Age: 44 Posts: 228 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	www.lsauto.com ---- They are great (but a little slow) __________________ 97 240SX! 10 Camaro SS (SOLD - 95 W/S15 SR20 6M tran)