Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Worn out tires DANGER!


When you walk by this car the tires look fine, but on a closer look, the inner edge is worn so severely that the steel belt is exposed. This is what a tire looks like just before the tread comes off and tears up the fender. This can make for some ugly damage to your car, not to mention the risk of causing a crash.
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Monday, February 25, 2008

67 Shelby Mustang


We recently had the pleasure of installing tires and shocks on this beautiful classic car.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

1959 Corvette

Got a classic car that needs a little TLC? This old corvette will be a daily driver when we get it all tuned up.
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Friday, December 21, 2007

Valve job on BMW 540i


Wow is that a complicated engine!
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Car falls apart when lifted


I really get upset when people in our industry try to make their shop look good by bashing the defenseless last shop who worked on your car. As a matter of policy I greatly discourage it. None-the-less, this case is irresistable. This explorer had a bunch of front end parts installed by some other shop. They did all the easy stuff and passed over the hard work, changing the ball joints. Trouble is, usually the ball joints are the greatest safety concern. In this case when we lifted the car the upper ball joint fell out of the spindle. Can you image what might have happened if this had fallen apart out on the road?
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Classic cars are us


This 68 Impala came in for a coolant leak from the freeze plugs. Engine removed for reseal and cleanup.
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Timing belt service due at 60k


This 97 Camry is overdue for timing belt service at 103,000 miles. Oil leaks from cam seals and a leaky water pump saturated the timing belt. To prevent this we recommend timing belt service, including water pump and cam seals on most cars at 60,000 miles. Many cars with timing belts will incur major engine damage if the belt fails. Posted by Picasa