Who does your mods?

Since the age group on this message board is pretty wide, I am curious who does your car mods.

* Do you do your own?
* Do you have a friend do your mods?
* Do you take your car into a shop to have the mods installed?
* Which mods do you, regardless of your talent, have shops do for you?

Finally, for those times that you take your car in, what shops have you found gave you the best service? I'm sure everyone here would love to know.

Quick Note: When I refer to mods, I am not referring to any body work. Everything else is game.

Tweak

I do most of the work myself except engine work and other things here and there that I do not have tools for. For that, I have some connections or I'll go to some quality local shops for the work. If you live in FL, there's a damn cheap place in Miami called Vertex Automotive that specializes in Porsche/BMW that does very high quality work at ridiculously low prices.... they have cheap cheap quality parts too. :D

There's a lot of chain shops like Maaco, Aamco, and Meinike that will do a lot of custom stuff you tell them to at cheaper prices ;)

I do all of the work myself, except for paint. I've pulled engines, replaced suspension, brakes, interior and leather work...just about everything. The only things I don't usually do are welding and complicated electrical work (I sometimes give them a shot anyway). It really helps to know how to do all of this...I've saved thousands doing stuff myself:)

I do all my own work.... engine, tuning, restoration, preliminary bodywork (everything except paint) etc..... basically i rebuilt my car on my own except for the color coat of paint.

I have the dealership do it or if not them Mag & Turbo warehouse, although I do my own work on the Stang and Beemer

Well So far ive done just about everything to my car myself "with a little help from my friends" i think its prolly better to also makes u that much more proud of your ride like someone else on this board said a posser has a turbo an enthusast can tune one just my opinon

Other than welding up the exhaust I've done all the wrenching on my own.

If I have the tools, I do it. If I don't have the tools then I take it to the dealership or a local performance shop.

I do it all myself, i dont have $$$ to pay someone. I would rather spend that cash on buying more stuff. To date the hardest thing I did was my TECII install. It was kinda difficult, but I loved every minute of it.
-Rob

I do all of my own work also. One of the first things I learned when I started building/modifying cars was, if you want it done right.... Do it yourself.
Once you get the equipment and tools everything you do pretty much pays for itself. I'd rather buy the tools to do a job then give the money to someone else. At least then I've got something tangible that will allow me to do the job again for a cheaper "cost". Plus once you have the equipment it will pay for itself over time through work done for other people. I've paid for my compressor and spraying equipment many times over by painting cars for people that "will" give me their money.
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Originally posted by astroracer
if you want it done right.... Do it yourself.

I second that!

These damn speed shops just don't seem to know shit. Even when you wave $3G's in their face, they seem to put square pegs in round holes.

THAT IS SOOOOOO DAMM TRUE...THEY DONT KNOW SHIT!!!

JACK OF ALL TRADES...MASTER OF NONE!!




BTW...I DO ALL MY WORK ON MY OWN, UNLESS I DONT HAVE THE TOOLS...THEN I WILL TAKE IT TO A LOCAL SPEED SHOP.

Myself.

Speaking as the owner and proprietor of my own speed shop, HEY!! I do know shit. You tell me what you want, I tell you what it's going to cost you. Then I wait for another idiot to walk in and tell me he wants a 300ZX motor in his Honda Civic.

I do all my own work, except for electrical. I am not qualified to do electrical...

I do all my own bodywork, I do my own engine work -when I have an area to do it-, I have help from DMC12 for electrical cuz hes king shit when it comes to that, Exaust I have a guy do it for me, a small shop in Bellflower called "Lara's mufflers" hes cheep, and does good work. And most of all, I drive it myself :bandit:

Originally posted by TerminalVelocity
I have help from DMC12 for electrical cuz hes king shit when it comes to that


Damn straight, Niggaz:smoka: My dad got his degree in Electronic Engineering, so I've picked up a few things over the years...

well, there are some things that are best left to the professionals:
mainly, body work, exhaust, and interiors.
and unless your really experienced with engine work, it's less in the long run to get someone else to do it. and don't take your muscle car to the chinese people at phat ridez or something stupid like that, if you need a motor built you get it built by someone who owns his own 7 second dragster (like my engine builder =) )
prep work is alright to do by yourself, but i doubt many of you have completely dedicated paint booths with the proper lighting and stuff to creat that professional look.
and i know that none of you have a mandrel bending machine, which is what it takes to make a quality exhaust system.
and as well, i have seen people stitch their own interiors. i feel like telling these people that i have a buddy that can fix that for them.
like, if you can do it yourself, that's cool. but if you can kinda do it yourself or you can get someone to do it that's gonna do it right, and make it last, than obviously it's cheaper to do it right the first time instead of half assed twice.

i do it if i have the tools. ive never gotten in over my head yet.