Recommend a Cruiser Mechanic in your area (4 Viewers)

[bigDcruiser]

i've used Mr. Nguyen in Garland, TX a few times. really knows his way around the cruisers and seems to be honest and fairly priced. i was convinced i needed a carb rebuild and he talked me out of it. he could have easily taken my $300 but told me my carb was fine. turns out is was a wiring issue that he fixed for no charge.

 

[calixto]

San Diego

Anyone ever used Hard Rock 4X4 in San Diego? They look like a combo salvage yard and offroad mechanic shop. They have a bunch of Jeeps and also a few 40's for sale. Anyone used them? What about good salvage yards in San Diego for Land Cruisers'?

 

[scmatthew]

The Toy Shop
[SIZE=-1]4818 Geary Blvd[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]San Francisco, CA 94118[/SIZE]

[SIZE=-1](415) 386-0122
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[v8tuff]

ditto on the salvage yard in SD. I have not used hard rock, sorry. Anyone know the name of the place on Miramar blvd that I heard of before?

EDIT: found them Here: http://www.sdtrux.com/sdtrux/home.html

I'll let you guys know how they were, I'm going to give em a try.

 

[calixto]

Cool let me know how it goes. For SD everyone keeps talking about Protrux in San Marcos. I need to get a few things looked at so I'll let you know about my experience with them. Trying to save up for the power steering conversion.

 

[JeffJ60]

Looking for a good FJ60 wrench in Celveland or Akron... Anyone with experience in the area?

Thanks y'all

 

[ballardcruiser]

Any Santa Barbara area mechanics you can recommend for an FJ62?

 

[Ambet]

'95 4WD Tacoma (4 cylinder) and '94 LC

Moderator please delete this posts,thanks.

 

[SLOwag]

EDIT: found them Here: http://www.sdtrux.com/sdtrux/home.html

I'll let you guys know how they were, I'm going to give em a try.

I used them for my Tacoma when I was in SD, They are good and don't sell services that aren't needed based on what you want from your rig.

John is here on Mud, check the 80's thread where Boston Mangler was running an 80 in the Baja 1000, TRUX was a sponsor.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=183745&highlight=baja+1000

 

[calamaridog]

ditto on the salvage yard in SD. I have not used hard rock, sorry. Anyone know the name of the place on Miramar blvd that I heard of before?

EDIT: found them Here: http://www.sdtrux.com/sdtrux/home.html

I'll let you guys know how they were, I'm going to give em a try.

This shop is also in Miramar:

http://www.sdtruckshop.com/

I have used both of those shops. The owner of San Diego Truck Shop is the son of the owner of Protrux in San Marcos.

For a newer model vehicle I'd go to San Diego Truck Shop. For older Cruisers I'd go to SDTRUX. My opinion.

I found San Diego Truck Shop to be less expensive though.

 

[Willius]

Seattle Area Auto Repair

Seattle, WA

http://alkiauto.com/

I was turned away by a few shops in my neighbourhood before finding Alki Auto Repair. They've been great helping me with some projects that were too involved for my limited mechanical abilities. Good work, competitive prices.

 

[fxk142]

Any shops in South East PA, Philly and surrounding areas, that you guys know of?

 

[cr cruzr]

Finding A Needle In A Haystack; Like This Forum?

Excuse me if this topic has been addressed. Forgive me if I am asking the impossible. But I wonder if this Mechanic Recommendation Section couldn't be organized - at least - by States?

Why not create a Spreadsheet-style document? Start with a State file, then list each mechanic or shop by Zip Code - and, finally, alphabetically. Have a place to note who referred. Maybe a rating system?

I would suspect that it would take some time. And, it's possible, that there isn't enough help to sort this one out.

Or, maybe, it's just me. Believe me, I have spent quite a bit of time reading these posts. But it would be nice to see just a listing for my area. Or, a listing for somewhere I may be headed.

But it does test my patience when I have search the whole list, for that needle to appear...

 

[OCHO4I]

I can recommend this shop wholeheartedly:

Tri-Auto
5203 G Street
Chino, CA 91710
(909) 465-6422

Ask for the owner, Danny Arteaga, who was a Toyota certified master mechanic for 20 years before opening up his own shop. He owns an 87’ FJ60 himself and knows the FJ60 backwards and forwards. He’s worked on my 60 extensively and his prices are reasonable.

Now, does anyone know a mechanic in the Los Angeles county area that can do a heavy duty rebuild and balancing of my 2F?

 

[wrongside]

Does anyone have a contact for a mechanic in Ontario Canada and/or a good source for ordering parts for a 24v electrical system like headlights ect. I purchased a Land Cruiser HJ 61vx (right side drive) in December 2007 and having hard time finding parts and mechanic. I love the truck just need a few contacts to get me started, Thanks!

 

[SocratesFJ6X]

Anyone got a good wrench in Austin? I'm continuing my search for a 60, but I wanted to make sure I had a shop in place in case anything came up that I couldn't handle or get help with from one of you. I talked with a shop in South Austin and they didn't seem to thrilled with the idea of possibly having to work on another 60. He told me that they were nothing but a headache and a pita to work on and they didn't like dealing with them. Not a good start to my search.

 

[lathrop]

Mechanic in Port Townend

I Have been using Gary's Auto Service. Near Port Townsend Wa. good conscientious service and reasonable prices. They take pride in there work. Really nice folks.

http:Home Page

360 385 7965.

 

[rossanderson]

mechanic in NorCal

i will call MudRack in Sonoma.
i have a 1983 FJ-60..that needs much work.
thanks, ross

 

[canadianmedic2]

EBI (extreme bends inc.)
81 Moray Street
Port Moody BC, V3H 3M2
Local: (604) 461-3540
Toll Free: 1- 877-299-FJ40 (3540)

http://www.extremebends.com/

Steve @ sales@extremebends.com

IMO the ONLY cruiser shop in greater Vancouver

 

[Greg H.]

How about Southern Colorado?

Anyone know of a good Cruiser mech south of Monument?