Three e30 nuts set up a shop one day...

[thealbert]

What's with the extra pod in the ceiling of the 4dr MT1? Different headliner adapted to fit or something?

Our partner had an aftermarket glass moonroof installed on his E30. Work's pretty good actually. I'll see if I can get a few shots of his moonroof posted so you guys can take a closer look.

[TehPilot]

No worries buddy, I totally understand where you're coming from. I believe this could be a car culture difference of shops in other parts of the world over car shops here. I've seen many shops in the USA where clients aren't allowed to go near the shop floor and they really can't see what's happening behind it's closed doors. Over here in the Philippines, it's sadly fairly common for shady business to happen behind closed doors of car shop floors. Unethical mechanics would sometimes swap parts from customer cars, play around in with their radios, purposely damage parts so clients will be forced to pay for more repairs, etc. Believe me, I've had this happen to myself on many occasions in the past in many shops.

So when my partners and I decided to open our own shop, we figured the best way to combat this problem is to offer transparency. Transparency with our clients where they can see our mechanics work on their cars to give them the peace of mind that we're taking good care of their cars. This also gives the opportunity for clients to see their cars being worked on and whats happening without them having to get close to the cars. Client's getting up close and personal to their cars and the shop floor also is a very common occurrence with car shops here, especially among enthusiast car owners where they really consider their cars as their "babies".

True this transparency doesn't give us much wiggle room from the shop's end to make any mistakes, etc but it's a trade off that we find is well worth it, well received with our clients and set us apart from the other regular shops in town. Furthermore, the open transparency policy forces us to make sure we make less mistakes on our work, keeps our mechanics on their toes and thus leads to better quality throughout the board for the customer. Better quality translates to less mistakes, which means happier customer and in the end, makes us happier as well. So for us, we see it a win win for everyone. :)

Excellent business ethic.

[Killacortes]

Wish I could have visited this shop when I was there! Maybe in December :)

[4drPwr]

Our partner had an aftermarket glass moonroof installed on his E30. Work's pretty good actually. I'll see if I can get a few shots of his moonroof posted so you guys can take a closer look.

I'd be interested to see pictures of that. I have a glass moonroof as well but it's simply a replacement for the stock steel panel, and an independent sliding headliner piece made from the stock one. I wasn't aware there was a second type.

[Luis325]

Wow great shop guys!!! Sexy cars!

[bestwheelbase]

Beautiful shop!

[Pantless Spency]

we've only been open for a little over 2 months, so the place is still a work in progress, but needless to say, this is a dream come true for us!

wow amazing photos looks like a really great shop!


wtf is this?!?!?!

[thealbert]

wow amazing photos looks like a really great shop!


wtf is this?!?!?!

That's a 1 Series five-door hatchback. You guys in the USA only have the two-door coupe version. We have the five-door hatchback and two-door coupe available here. The hatchback is also available in the rest of the world including Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. :D

[Pantless Spency]

That's a 1 Series five-door hatchback. You guys in the USA only have the two-door coupe version. We have the five-door hatchback and two-door coupe available here. The hatchback is also available in the world including Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. :D

wow i didn't know they made that, it looks great, that would be a killer family car haha!

[thealbert]

wow i didn't know they made that, it looks great, that would be a killer family car haha!

Yeah, it's a great car. It handles great and is perfect for narrow tight roads. Think Golf GTI-ish.

Power output is great too with the diesel engines. Great torque.

Here's a picture of a 1 series five-door hatch that I ripped off from the net.

[Pantless Spency]

front view doesn't look as great, but awesome car non the less.

[manoletr01]

Its got the wrong front fenders. The fender flare is too large to be an early 1600. That said, swapping fenders is pretty easy.

Will

Hi BlackbirdM3,

Its a 1967 1600 Datsun Roadster. I registered it a long time ago in the Datsun Roadster SPL-311 Registry before passing it on to my brother. I still get to borrow it and take it to the track every once in a while. You can see more pictures of it on the track on my FB page (Man Ram). I'm the one with a black TR4 as my profile pic.


Manolet

[frag]

@leegf:

as promised, a few more pics of manoletr01's (aka "the boss") car:







i'll try to get a few more interior pics and engine shots over the next few days.

in the meantime, here's a car that pulled in at random today:





:D

[acolella76]

As said before that is beautiful. I would LOVE working in a place like that.

[kamotors]

Awesome shop, I need one like it someday!