SOCAL Mechanic Shop Reviews

[///digitalme]

castro if you live in the la area...
i have never gotten work on my e30 there but took my gfs
jeep there for a tune up and straight up guy hes a cool guy
and good price...

since i live in orange county...i have taken my car to e30motorwerks...
peerless did all the timing on my car...
squeezed my car on a weekend and got the whole timing overhaul done in a day...paid 500 for the whole timing which was labo, he also changed my crank seal for no extra charge and gave me a discount, when i got qouted 700 at a local bmw shop down the street from here, and a place in costa mesa wanted to charge me 1100 for labor....
but e30motorwerks did a great job, knowledgeable guy would definitely recommend
castro's and e30motorwerks in a heartbeat

[///digitalme]

Richard at Michelangelo Motorwerkes (irvine) is an awesome mechanic. he knows his stuff, and I mean really knows his stuff... ask him how to remove or replace something and he will most likely know the number of bolts, the bolt sizes and exact prodcedure off the top of his head. im practically there everyday doing something on my e30 :)

word of advice though, Richard is a little older, incredibly smart, and experienced, and hates to be interrupted, so when he talks just listen :P

i have heard of this shop how are they on prices????
i need to change my swaybar links and retighten my subframe and trailing arm bushings

[e30polak]

i have heard of this shop how are they on prices????
i need to change my swaybar links and retighten my subframe and trailing arm bushings

Do the e30 m3 sway bar link conversion if you're going to change out your mounts! :D

[greanthumb]

Do the e30 m3 sway bar link conversion if you're going to change out your mounts! :D

^^^said conversion is extremely noticeable when your "diggin in hard" on the twists.

[///digitalme]

^^^said conversion is extremely noticeable when your "diggin in hard" on the twists.

are those the front sway bar links???
or rear???
i already have some uucadjustable swaybar links i got for 5 bucks
what do you need for that conversion?
since im getting my car ready i might take it to the track sometime soon

[greanthumb]

front links.... mounted via tab on strut housing i believe. ???? castro did conversion

[greanthumb]

are you coming to "socale30carbeque"? castro is raffling off the conversion there. get lucky and get that shit for free buudddyyy!!!! hahahahaha!


put yourself on the list my friend http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...212975&page=38

[mkcman17]

Quit whoring yourself out. it's not becoming of a lady!


:)

[greanthumb]

Quit whoring yourself out. it's not becoming of a lady!


:)

bid starts at 5 doll ears....

[einstein57]

Something the Castro's and I have been working on. We are going to offer special pricing to everyone who makes it out to the meet

This is a rode less traveled. I'm not going to give away my trade secrets on how i shortened the bilstein sports. Every part of my coilover setup is offered for sale by me.

First we shorten the strut tubes 1.9" and add a collar along with AKG sway link tabs. Welding done by Chris Castro of Castro Motorsports.







Pics installed with my GE camber plates and coilover dust boots.






Rear installed with GE tall RSMs








Rear all the way down and fronts all the way up. Will be switching to 7" springs

[mkcman17]

^
soon to be rockin' it!

[e30trooper]

i approve of this msg!

[azael325i]

Nigel, me like and want ;)

[MR 325]

Definitely need some taller front springs if that's all the way up, haha!

[einstein57]

I know. The springs are the ones that i 'll be selling with my kit which is intended for people who are either not cuting their strut tubes or cutting them up to 1".