good shops in atlanta area

redGT · 09-17-2007, 01:59 PM

anyone know of anygood mr2 shops in the atlanta area buying a mr2 with an unfinished gen 3 swap. need to have the wiring harness finished

Ncturnal · 09-17-2007, 02:05 PM

Got your voice mail and tried to call you back but no one answered.

redGT · 09-17-2007, 02:24 PM

your phone is ringing

chuck · 09-24-2007, 03:17 PM

so what is a good shop around atlanta??

3SGTE_BYT · 09-27-2007, 02:20 PM

i need someone to hook up a 3SGTE in a 93 MR2.... motor is in the car already.

mr220v · 09-27-2007, 05:25 PM

mr220v · 09-27-2007, 05:26 PM

If you need somebody to work out the wiring on an NA to turbo swap, I've done a few.

Where in Atlanta are you located?

Most likely I'd be cheaper than $600, unless somebody already tried to wire it.

Probably a lot cheaper if nobody has spliced into it yet.

chuck · 12-26-2007, 01:56 AM

so can anyone recommend a good atl area mr2 shop?? my car has been sitting at a shop over by gwinnett mall for a month with another car "in line in front of it"...but waiting on parts.

all i need is good wiring and timing...

3SGTE_BYT · 12-26-2007, 11:17 AM

those parts are otw chuck.... my car will be done this week 4 sure.

chuck · 12-26-2007, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 3SGTE_BYT

those parts are otw chuck.... my car will be done this week 4 sure.

there is still this principal that someone you've done business with for almost 10 years could treat me a little better when i'm just sitting on my ass throwing cash at them trying to get some work done on my car...i knew chris a. before but other than that the shop was a shot in the dark as far as a reputation went, i just can't seem to hit **** and i'm tired of waiting...when i dropped the car off he told me they were 2-3 weeks out and then it would take 2-3 days, this was OVER a month and a half ago. i don't want to just sit here and bash this shop but also; my mr2 would be the second one they've worked on and the first one is sitting on the lift now, also i got an estimate of 3-4 hours and now that has gone to 10+ because they want to pull the motor to wire it...certianlly nothing against you smith, just wanting to get this thing running, its just been sitting for OVER a year and i trusted a shops general timeframe and price for getting it done and its turning out further and further from where we started and the car just sitting is making me sick...not to mention the expedition i am driving now is slowly losing its transmission.
a little rant sorry

but anyhow, back to the post , i need a good ESTABLISHED and REPUTABLE shop that can do some work for me if anyone knows anything, closer to lawrenceville/athens the better.

3SGTE_BYT · 12-26-2007, 02:32 PM

They only have one guy there that knows MR2s... My parts got in today. should be done by tomorrow.

Chuck my car has been there for 3 months.... i know the feeling.

3SGTE_BYT · 12-26-2007, 02:39 PM

I was told you needed a lot more than wiring and tuning.... They were telling me that yours would prob take longer than mine... but who knows.

The MR2 guy was injured really bad in a car accident. He still isnt back. They had to hire a new guy a week ago. My car just sat up there for 2 weeks only needing a few more things... if i wouldnt have to wait so long for parts, it woulda been done a long time ago.

chuck · 12-26-2007, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 3SGTE_BYT

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Chuck my car has been there for 3 months.... i know the feeling.

i know you want yours done quick and like i said before, nothing against you bro. but you still can't ignore the fact that yours has been there for 3 months and all your parts still aren't there, while my car is sitting with all the parts already installed and just needs wiring and timing. to me its like putting off an oil change to do a restoration. i'm in a shop all day, it just doesn't seem like the way it should have worked. i'm going to go by today and talk to them about this face-to-face, i don't see much point in going on and on about it here.

that brings us to now...anyone know of any good mr2 shops around the atlanta area??

3SGTE_BYT · 12-26-2007, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by chuck

i know you want yours done quick and like i said before, nothing against you bro. but you still can't ignore the fact that yours has been there for 3 months and all your parts still aren't there, while my car is sitting with all the parts already installed and just needs wiring and timing. to me its like putting off an oil change to do a restoration. i'm in a shop all day, it just doesn't seem like the way it should have worked. i'm going to go by today and talk to them about this face-to-face, i don't see much point in going on and on about it here.

that brings us to now...anyone know of any good mr2 shops around the atlanta area??

Travis is the only one there i know of that can do the wiring... but i dont know for sure. Dunno when he'll be back. He was the one in that accident. My car sat in the same spot yours did for 3 weeks because of a Turbo swap in an MR2 before mine.

Tom isnt there today... sure u can talk to Chris. I think he is there today

mr220v · 12-27-2007, 12:21 PM

If it's taking this long, why not give me a shot at this?

Ncturnal · 12-27-2007, 12:46 PM

Ya man, if it's just wiring, Doug's the guy. He wired my V6 and a NA/Turbo swap, and a Gen3 turbo swap for me. You won't find anyone better with wiring projects.

3SGTE_BYT · 12-27-2007, 02:18 PM

Chuck... they are finishing mine right now. Tom said if everything goes as planned (not like it ever does) It will be on the dyno before the end of the day tomorrow... so they will start yours prob on the 2nd....

may want to find out if the new guy knows the wiring.... i think travis is the only one that can do it.

Do what ya gotta do.... howd u get it there?? trailer?? or tow??

chuck · 12-27-2007, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by mr220v

If it's taking this long, why not give me a shot at this?

PM sent

chuck · 01-14-2008, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Ncturnal

...You won't find anyone better with wiring projects.

I actually can't find anyone...period.

Car was sitting in a closed garage for over a year with weekly mists of WD-40, now it's SAT OUTSIDE in the rain then sat some more at a shop by Gwinnett place mall for 2.5 months and I'm sure I've got a sweet rust collection going by now...but all this for them to try to tell me that they don't really want to work on it now.

can someone point me in the direction of ANYONE who can put a f'n timing belt on???

chuck · 01-17-2008, 04:43 PM

so for the record, R2B2 in Duluth does quite horrible business...they are making this as much of a pain in the ass as possible- i'm assuming in hopes that i will just come pick up my car and they will not have to work on it. They are just now pulling this card and the car has just been sitting there for 2 MONTHS!! ...that for a 3-4 hour labor estimate, and I've had to tell them FOUR TIMES what I was needing done.

this is such a headache...i'm a body man and i'll i want is to work on that widebody, but it's nearly impossible to do with crap like this. i bought the car to do the bodywork and i haven't touched it in a year and a half.

so does anyone know of any shops or anyone who can AND WILL actually work on this car?? the body is a bit hidious/humorious to most, but the mechanicals are all there.

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chuck Cage Fighter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 309 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	so what is a good shop around atlanta??

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3SGTE_BYT Some Skills Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	i need someone to hook up a 3SGTE in a 93 MR2.... motor is in the car already.

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09-27-2007, 05:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
mr220v Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,529 Thanks: 13 Thanked 176 Times in 147 Posts iTrader Rating: (11/100% )	If you need somebody to work out the wiring on an NA to turbo swap, I've done a few. Where in Atlanta are you located? Most likely I'd be cheaper than $600, unless somebody already tried to wire it. Probably a lot cheaper if nobody has spliced into it yet.

12-26-2007, 01:56 AM	#8 (permalink)
chuck Cage Fighter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 309 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	so can anyone recommend a good atl area mr2 shop?? my car has been sitting at a shop over by gwinnett mall for a month with another car "in line in front of it"...but waiting on parts. all i need is good wiring and timing...

12-26-2007, 11:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
3SGTE_BYT Some Skills Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	those parts are otw chuck.... my car will be done this week 4 sure.

12-26-2007, 02:32 PM	#11 (permalink)
3SGTE_BYT Some Skills Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	They only have one guy there that knows MR2s... My parts got in today. should be done by tomorrow. Chuck my car has been there for 3 months.... i know the feeling.

12-26-2007, 02:39 PM	#12 (permalink)
3SGTE_BYT Some Skills Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I was told you needed a lot more than wiring and tuning.... They were telling me that yours would prob take longer than mine... but who knows. The MR2 guy was injured really bad in a car accident. He still isnt back. They had to hire a new guy a week ago. My car just sat up there for 2 weeks only needing a few more things... if i wouldnt have to wait so long for parts, it woulda been done a long time ago.

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mr220v Beams Owners Group Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,529 Thanks: 13 Thanked 176 Times in 147 Posts iTrader Rating: (11/100% )	If it's taking this long, why not give me a shot at this?

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Ncturnal NoAgendaShow.com Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 7,446 Thanks: 94 Thanked 158 Times in 125 Posts Blog Entries: 7 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (37/100% )	Ya man, if it's just wiring, Doug's the guy. He wired my V6 and a NA/Turbo swap, and a Gen3 turbo swap for me. You won't find anyone better with wiring projects.

12-27-2007, 02:18 PM	#17 (permalink)
3SGTE_BYT Some Skills Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 76 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Chuck... they are finishing mine right now. Tom said if everything goes as planned (not like it ever does) It will be on the dyno before the end of the day tomorrow... so they will start yours prob on the 2nd.... may want to find out if the new guy knows the wiring.... i think travis is the only one that can do it. Do what ya gotta do.... howd u get it there?? trailer?? or tow??

01-17-2008, 04:43 PM	#20 (permalink)
chuck Cage Fighter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 309 Thanks: 5 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	so for the record, R2B2 in Duluth does quite horrible business...they are making this as much of a pain in the ass as possible- i'm assuming in hopes that i will just come pick up my car and they will not have to work on it. They are just now pulling this card and the car has just been sitting there for 2 MONTHS!! ...that for a 3-4 hour labor estimate, and I've had to tell them FOUR TIMES what I was needing done. this is such a headache...i'm a body man and i'll i want is to work on that widebody, but it's nearly impossible to do with crap like this. i bought the car to do the bodywork and i haven't touched it in a year and a half. so does anyone know of any shops or anyone who can AND WILL actually work on this car?? the body is a bit hidious/humorious to most, but the mechanicals are all there.