Good evening all,
Been lurking on IH8Mud for a while but better late than never to post.
I've been daily driving a '90 HZJ77 for almost 2 years mostly stock. I'm a recent graduate from U of A and up in Edmonton was lucky to have a garage to do most of my own work and one of the best shops for the cruisers in 4 wheel auto for when I had to do any major work.
But now I'm on the island and have none of the above so I have a couple questions. I have moved to the Victoria area and am looking for any shop recommendations for basic shop work (greasing, oil changes, etc.) and maybe some more demanding work (AC rebuild, Parking brake rebuild, panel rust work are high on my list). I checked out RADD cruisers and saw Marigold as a recommendation. I was wondering if anyone could share some experiences with them or if there were any where else that would be worth checking out?
Being in Edmonton I could get away with pretty minimal rust protection due to how cold and dry it was up there. I'm assuming here in Victoria rust is a bit of an issue? Luckily my frame and underside is in decent shape with minimal surface rust but I am thinking of adding a protector so I was wondering what the recommendation was for rust protection. My go to has been fluid film. I have some rust spots on my body panels that I would like to get fixed eventually, but that would be something I discuss with a shop.
Thanks for reading! Looking forward to living on the island for a bit. Oh here's a couple pics from my travels.
Been lurking on IH8Mud for a while but better late than never to post.
I've been daily driving a '90 HZJ77 for almost 2 years mostly stock. I'm a recent graduate from U of A and up in Edmonton was lucky to have a garage to do most of my own work and one of the best shops for the cruisers in 4 wheel auto for when I had to do any major work.
But now I'm on the island and have none of the above so I have a couple questions. I have moved to the Victoria area and am looking for any shop recommendations for basic shop work (greasing, oil changes, etc.) and maybe some more demanding work (AC rebuild, Parking brake rebuild, panel rust work are high on my list). I checked out RADD cruisers and saw Marigold as a recommendation. I was wondering if anyone could share some experiences with them or if there were any where else that would be worth checking out?
Being in Edmonton I could get away with pretty minimal rust protection due to how cold and dry it was up there. I'm assuming here in Victoria rust is a bit of an issue? Luckily my frame and underside is in decent shape with minimal surface rust but I am thinking of adding a protector so I was wondering what the recommendation was for rust protection. My go to has been fluid film. I have some rust spots on my body panels that I would like to get fixed eventually, but that would be something I discuss with a shop.
Thanks for reading! Looking forward to living on the island for a bit. Oh here's a couple pics from my travels.