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#1 Oct 14, 2009, 11:07 am Hide

Indy430

Looking for someone qualified and competent to work on my Callaway.... Need someone I can trust to not f*#@ it up..... Anyone here have any mechanics they like and that have a reasonable shop rate?
#2 Oct 14, 2009, 11:43 am Hide

DC33

Brian Stewart

http://eurocardoc.com/9001.html

tell him I sent yah
#3 Oct 15, 2009, 2:50 am Hide

Indy430

Thanks Dan!
#4 Oct 16, 2009, 7:41 am Hide

Indy430

Success!!!! Car is going to Brian in mid November to be gone through!!! Thanks for the tip Dan!!
#5 Oct 16, 2009, 2:46 pm Hide

DC33

Brian owes me
I swear Im putting his kids through college

I trust Brian with any car more than I would anyone else. He was a crew cheif in Indy racing and even worked int F1. If you can handle the abuse and extreme tolerances of racing you can handle ANY road car. Throw in the fact In sick and tired of all the bad experience, BS, lies, and horrible stories from autorized dealers I dont want to go anywhere else
#6 Nov 15, 2009, 6:20 pm Hide

excessive81

well i know this guy that has built a few nasty exotic scaring vettes.....
#7 Nov 16, 2009, 3:46 am Hide

Indy430

excessive81 wrote
well i know this guy that has built a few nasty exotic scaring vettes.....

Sorry man.... no one fessed up with your information when I asked for a mechanic recommendation.....
#8 Nov 20, 2009, 7:11 am Hide

Indy430

Taking the car and dropping it off at Brian's shop TOMORROW!!! Yay!
#9 Nov 23, 2009, 3:27 am Hide

Indy430

Car is now at Brian's shop. I am so excited to get this project rolling!! When I was there there were 3 Ferrari's in for service. A 400i on the floor, a 308 and 328 up on lifts..... Brian was a super nice guy and was excited to start working on the car. Will keep you all updated with what is going on.
#10 Nov 23, 2009, 10:43 am Hide

SMS

What were the Ferraris having done?

Yes, please keep us posted. What are the initial general inatructions to the mechanic?
#11 Nov 23, 2009, 12:30 pm Hide

DC33

Indy430 wrote
Car is now at Brian's shop. I am so excited to get this project rolling!! When I was there there were 3 Ferrari's in for service. A 400i on the floor, a 308 and 328 up on lifts..... Brian was a super nice guy and was excited to start working on the car. Will keep you all updated with what is going on.


OMG!!!


there wasnt a 355 in the shop for once????

#12 Nov 24, 2009, 2:53 am Hide

Indy430

SMS wrote
What were the Ferraris having done?

Yes, please keep us posted. What are the initial general inatructions to the mechanic?

400i was in for regular service. 328 was in for a major motor out, 308 was in for major motor out.

For my car, Brian is going to first do a leakdown and compression test, then start going through what needs to be replaced. I am having a problem with the tranny at the moment. It will pop out of third gear under boost so that needs fixed. All the fuel lines need replaced as they are dry rotted and starting to crack. And there is a mix of other stuff needing replaced. I will keep you all posted!
#13 Nov 24, 2009, 2:55 am Hide

Indy430

DC33 wrote
OMG!!!


there wasnt a 355 in the shop for once????


I know! Every picture i have seen of his shop has a 355 in it!! That is one of, if not the best sounding ferrari's ever made, but man do they need constant fixing! Valve guides, cats, headers, sticky parts inside the cabin etc.....
#14 Nov 24, 2009, 3:44 am Hide

DC33

Indy430 wrote
I know! Every picture i have seen of his shop has a 355 in it!! That is one of, if not the best sounding ferrari's ever made, but man do they need constant fixing! Valve guides, cats, headers, sticky parts inside the cabin etc.....


when I called him to ask a few q's about F40s and asked him they would be more reliable than a 355

thankfully they should be damn close to a 308 in that field