[Mike S]

Lots of travelling cruiserheads and many new owners would like to locate a reliable mechanic in their area, or know who to go to if they have a problem on the road.

It has been suggested that we try to establish a sticky thread for people to make personal recommendations for a mechanic they know well and with whom have done business.

Please provide:

City (or County) & STATE
Name of Mechanic
Phone number
E-mail

Let's try to get some solid recommendations for our brother (and sister) Cruiserheads.

Mike S

[Mike S]

I guess I'll be first...

Sonoma, California
Mudrak Custom Cruisers
'Gary'
Phone: 707-996-5272
E-mail: gary@mudrak.com
website at: http://www.mudrak.com/

Gary is well known and respected in Northern CA, and gets customers from other states as well. He has done quite a bit of work for me, and for others on this board. Highly recommended.

[mmw68]

Edwin has reopened his shop and has a new address:

Owner: Edwin Kincaid

Land Cruiser specialist
http://www.lcspec.com
5309 Jeff Davis
Austin, Tx
78756
512-420-0012
lcspec@sbcglobal.net

Very honest - been great guys to deal with! Done tons of work for me, as well as others in the Dallas, Austin, Houston area.

-Mark

[CTiger]

Little Rock, Arkansas (Pulaski County)
Bobby Moran
501-821-4737
bgmoran@swbell.net

Bobby's a very skilled mechanic. I think he's been working on Cruisers for almost 15 years... he's very knowledgable and has a great shop with plenty of equipment to get most of whatever you need done. He runs a shop called The Cruiser Company, and they work exclusively on Cruisers, 4Runners, and toyota trucks.

-Mike

btw, no affiliation

[nuclearlemon]

City (or County) & STATE englewood(just south of denver), colorado
Name of Mechanic ron korzen - the original rocky mountain cruisers
Phone number 303 789 1614
E-mail rmcruisers@aol.com

[nuclearlemon]

City (or County) & STATE conifer, colorado (about 1/2 hour west of denver)
Name of Mechanic joe collegia- colorado toyota specialists
Phone number 303 838 4772
E-mail

[BlueNote]

Can anyone recommend someone in Orange County, Ca.? Thanks.

[CruisinGA]

Georgia/ Southeast
Metro Atlanta
Urban Land Cruisers
David Dearborn
404 915 1281
www.urbanlandcruisers.com

David is an experienced and honest mechanic. I have no problem telling anyone to see David with any problem on any cruiser. He regularly sees early 40's all the way up to recent model 100's. Check his site for more information.
I have been both a customer and shop employee. My dad takes my mom's cruiser to David.

[WHITCHCOCK]

Any recommendations for Maryland?

[paulj]

Dallas / Ft. Worth
Dung Nguyen
835 Hopkins St.
Garland, TX 75040
(214) 534-0793
Dung (pronounced "Young") is a former Cool Cruisers employee who opened his own shop. He works on Cruisers only and is a very knowledgable and experienced mechanic who charges fair prices and stands by his work. An expert carb rebuilder.

[polarweasel]

Merritt Davis, Owner
Metric Motors
821 South Lincoln Avenue Loveland, CO 80537

ph: 970-667-2044
fax: 970-667-4183
mmtrs@comcast.net

Merritt is a nice guy, and he's been in business in Loveland for about 20 years. He works on lots of makes, but definitely knows his stuff when it comes to old Toyotas.

[scottryana]

Originally Posted by WHITCHCOCK

Any recommendations for Maryland?

Depending on where in Maryland you are you have a couple of choices. In northern Maryland you have Foxfab just further north, and if your in southern Maryland around DC try Lance at www.ironpigoffroad.com.

Ryan.

[meatloaf]

any recommendations for the San Antonio, TX area???

[esh]

Portland, Oregon
W and James, Over The Hill 4x4
(503) 289-4547
oth4x4@overthehill4x4.com
www.overthehill4x4.com

[WHITCHCOCK]

I'm on the Eastern Shore so those guys are a good two-hours away. But I may end up using them anyway.

[Sloan]

T&J Off Road
1002 W. Collins Ave.
Orange, CA 92867
1-714-633-0991
www.tandjperformance.com

ARB recommended these guys to me to have my gears and lockers installed and they did an awesome job. I know it's a Jeep shop but you will be surprised how many Land Cruisers you'll see in there.

[hammer1]

not really a cruiser mechanic per se, but Florham Park Trans and Clutch, in Florham Park NJ
did my clutch. first time EVER where i didnt have to bring my vehicle back to whoever worked on it.
guys name is Dennis

[eatmc55]

coles imports specialists
charlottesville virginia
chris cole
(434) 295 cole

[dogboy2]

Portland, Oregon:

LANDCRUISER NORTHWEST
1703 B NW 16th
Portland, OR 97209
503-224-5115
866-563-2777 (toll free)
www.landcruisernw.com

ask for owners Tony or Matt -- they do good work, stand behind it 100+%, and will take good care of you

[Sloan]

Man-A-Fre
Talk to Malcolm!!!
805-578-8712

I know there a lot of guys that hate MAF but I had them do my clutch and it finally got fixed. I initially chose them because it was a couple of $100 cheaper and a friend of mine now works there. I have never driven a Cruiser that shifts this smoothly, it was finally right.

[overhanger]

Golden, Colorado - Denver Metro Area
Robbie Antonson of Slee Off Road
700 Pine Ridge Rd.
303-278-2278 tech@sleeoffroad.com

As can be seen in pictures on the Cruise Moab thread, Robbie lives to work on Cruisers and is a great teacher.

[Heffenoche]

Richmond, VA
Craig @ Village Exxon
7100 Patterson Ave
804-288-4065

[FineWynsFJ40]

Metamora, MI (near Detroit)
Vic Hadley, Hadley Industries
4785 Pratt
(810) 797-4120

This guy is the man - he'll hook you up with the right stuff, and won't try to sway you to anything you don't want/need. A real, honest guy, highly recommended.

[jhstatts]

Anyone in SE Georgia? I know Urban LC is in ATL, but I need someone locally.

[87CRUSR]

Glendora, CA

Glendora Import Specialist
Glendora, CA (about 20 miles east of Los Angeles)
Chris is the owner, Gus is the mechanic
(626)914-4911

I've only seen my Cruiser in there but Gus knows his stuff and they are very honest while trying to only fix what needs to be fixed. They have been working on my rig for 10 years and it's still going strong.

[teshom]

Denver, CO

Comprehensive Car Care
701 E Evans Ave
Denver, CO 80210

303-722-0888

Mark is the guy who usually works on my truck, and is a great guy. I trust him implicitly to do a good job, be honest with me and treat me fairly. On more than one occasion he's charged me far less for labor than he actually performed on the vehicle. Very reputable shop and all the mechanics there are of Mark's caliber. Also a Honda and Subaru shop, but they do specialize in 'Cruisers, I usually see quite a few in the parking lot and other bays when I'm there.

On the other hand, don't EVER go to a place called Downing Street Garage, @ 401 Downing Street. These guys would hardly give me the time of day when I was stranded near there shop and did nothing to help me with my predicament.

[zcruiser]

Central North Carolina? (Raleigh area)

[PHBeerman]

These guys have always done good work for me.

City (or County) & STATE- Boise Idaho
Name of Mechanic Boise Foreign Auto
Phone number-208-345-2621

[88CltLC]

Charlotte, NC

#1 Toyota of Gastonia
About 20 minutes west of downtown Charlotte/Exit 22 off I-85
Ask for Brian Barcon - Tell him Andrew sent you
(704) 824-7777
Have serviced four vehicles with Brian over five years, never a bad experience. Clearly costs more to go here, but its done right the first time. Plus, I've never run into any $1,500 front-end brake jobs, etc. (i.e. no BS)

#2 Toyota Techs
About 15 minutes south of downtown Charlotte/Exit 90 off I-77 (Carowinds)
2788 Hwy 21 Business
Ford Mill, SC 29715
(704) 377-9333
Heard good things for a while about these guys and finally had some service done there earlier this year. Reasonable prices and good job.

[devo]

There is some guy in Atlanta Ga. that is suppost to be a good Cruiser wrench.
Runs post here sometimes?

devo