Alright, I wanna know how many of you guys actually do all your own wrenching on your cars? and how many take em to a mechanic or have a buddy do it all?
just outta curiosity.
just outta curiosity.
How many grease monkeys?
- Thread starter Gumboot
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I'm sure that the majority here tools their cars themselves out of distrust of shop personnel: I don't like people taking my car out for a spin without my say so.
The only work I have let a semi-trusted shop do was my transmission install. Anything else I can do myself. I love taking my car apart,it's the only time i'm really happy.
I let Randy (becauseican) do welding for my car... everything else is done by me. He's the only mechanic I'd trust to do things right, I've watched him work on other people's Supras, he uses a click type torque wrench on the LUGNUTS.
I do that on my car as well - but Randy does it on cars that people bring him for service. I've literally never seen a shop do that.
Interesting. I've only had a shop put tires on my car a few times, but I think they've always done that.
I know My Tires did for sure. In fact I was in the shop the whole time.
It was nice.
I know My Tires did for sure. In fact I was in the shop the whole time.
It was nice.
oh you bet i grease my monkey.
only thing i havent touched is the power steering rack. had a shop do that for me cause i had just a few days to get it inspected.
that and the bodywork i leave to a trusted body shop. everything else happens in my basement.
only thing i havent touched is the power steering rack. had a shop do that for me cause i had just a few days to get it inspected.
that and the bodywork i leave to a trusted body shop. everything else happens in my basement.
cool, good to know, I just put in a new clutch, brake lines and fuel lines over the holidays. Plannin on doin most of the stereo this weekend and maybe startin the body work. It is a Toyota so it does have some rust, but has to be one of the better conditioned ones I've seen of that gen. Lookin forward to seein her all shiny and purty this summer. Possible chance of a hint of turbo in the future? we'llhave to see though
I try to do all my own work. In fact the only thing a shop has done to any of my cars was tires.
Alright, i've got a question for some of ya then. My car burns a teeny bit of oil but only when the engine is first put under pressure. When taking off from a start i get a little cloud of blue smoke but not while driving and not when the wheels are off the ground and in gear. No cloud of smoke when firing up after sitting for a while, so I'm not thinking it's the valve guides and when the rings are gone you usually get more constant smoke. Any ideas? Also, there's a chattering up front from both sides at slow speeds over little bumps, wtf?
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Gumboot said:
i just had mine replaced because of that exact symptom, itsounds like your sway bar end links.
The only work I farm out is the machine shop work for boring and grinding. All else is me. I even do my own heads(have my own equipment)
I do my own, but most of the time it's a learning experience. I've come a LONG way in the past 11 months and love every minute I spend on it, I gladly took some help from a couple of other SM members for my 5 speed swap last month.
I do most things, but have lots of support from the Supras only back yard mechanics!! Especially the one in Chilliwack.LOL Everybody knows if you own a Supra, you have to constantly maintain. I have 2:aigo:to keep running. I have been fortunate to be able to build 2 - 7M's. In the last 3 years I have owned 7 Supras. It is an adiction.
Yeah I have done 90% of the work on my car. Randy did the body work and all that stuff. Friend Tommy helped me with the exhaust and harness and Bill helped alot along the way with trouble shooting and rewiring the harness. The rest has all been done by me. Me and Bill will be doing to tuning and rebuild of the engine in the next few months.
Jeremy
2x7m's 1x1jz 2x2jz in 7 years :icon_surp
Jeremy
2x7m's 1x1jz 2x2jz in 7 years :icon_surp