Please post , Any good all around third gen shops near or north of chicago IL.
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Please post , Any good all around third gen shops near or north of chicago IL.
Any one that knows of a good place to buy and have installed performance parts for a thirdgen near chicago illinois, or specifically north of it in the suberbs please post them.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Ps sorry but this seemed as good a place as any to post this because i need a shop that can do engine work but also drive train and chassis and transmissions too if i am luckey.
Also any suggestions of other places i could look would be greatly apriciated!
Thanks again,
Eli Jacobson
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Thanks for the suggestions.
Ps sorry but this seemed as good a place as any to post this because i need a shop that can do engine work but also drive train and chassis and transmissions too if i am luckey.
Also any suggestions of other places i could look would be greatly apriciated!
Thanks again,
Eli Jacobson
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prolly shoulda put this in the midwest board, but the mods will move it
anyways, what kinda specific work you need? id be willing to help, but im out by rockford now, but ill more then likely be moving down towards the glendale heights area in august if you need any help then.
anyways, what kinda specific work you need? id be willing to help, but im out by rockford now, but ill more then likely be moving down towards the glendale heights area in august if you need any help then.
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what about the "mods" it is being moved by its self?
and thanks for the offer the key problem i really have is that forstarters when i wand a good opinion of what i should do about a problem or performance question no one knows our cars that well that i know of. but also the big thing is that i just dont have all of the equiptment that i kneed a shop for, welder, lift, engine puller and other little stuff that i dont even know about.
if you do live near me (Deerfield, IL.) Mabe if i do need a hand i can call on you some time
Thanks again,
Eli Jacobson
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and thanks for the offer the key problem i really have is that forstarters when i wand a good opinion of what i should do about a problem or performance question no one knows our cars that well that i know of. but also the big thing is that i just dont have all of the equiptment that i kneed a shop for, welder, lift, engine puller and other little stuff that i dont even know about.
if you do live near me (Deerfield, IL.) Mabe if i do need a hand i can call on you some time
Thanks again,
Eli Jacobson
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I live in Chicago and can help you with things that do not require a lift.
There are almost no knowledgable TPI shops in the area. The only one that comes to mind is Performance Technical Center in Elk Grove Village. They mainly do Corvettes, but very knowledgable on TPI's They are not cheap, so don't go there looking for deals.
There are almost no knowledgable TPI shops in the area. The only one that comes to mind is Performance Technical Center in Elk Grove Village. They mainly do Corvettes, but very knowledgable on TPI's They are not cheap, so don't go there looking for deals.
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thanks for the info ill have to check them out
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Re: Please post , Any good all around third gen shops near or north of chicago IL.
looking for a good body shop..in northbrook
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Re: Please post , Any good all around third gen shops near or north of chicago IL.
Zombie Post!!!!
I started this thread a long time ago (2004) looks like Performance Technical Center in Elk Grove Village is no longer in business. Anyone have any other places that do good work on TPI thirdgens in the NW Chicago suburbs. I have since moved to Lake Zurich if anyone knows where that is.
If anyone in the area wants some free beer and is good at chasing down an electrical no start issue, let me know!
I started this thread a long time ago (2004) looks like Performance Technical Center in Elk Grove Village is no longer in business. Anyone have any other places that do good work on TPI thirdgens in the NW Chicago suburbs. I have since moved to Lake Zurich if anyone knows where that is.
If anyone in the area wants some free beer and is good at chasing down an electrical no start issue, let me know!
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Re: Please post , Any good all around third gen shops near or north of chicago IL.
I'm on the northside of the Chi now. I was actually going to look on here to see if anyone would help me weld on outer SFCs next month. I will pay good $$!
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Re: Please post , Any good all around third gen shops near or north of chicago IL.
You have an endless number of chassis shops around you. Mosey on over to YellowBullet forum and you'll find threads with names.
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Re: Please post , Any good all around third gen shops near or north of chicago IL.
Zombie Post!!!!
I started this thread a long time ago (2004) looks like Performance Technical Center in Elk Grove Village is no longer in business. Anyone have any other places that do good work on TPI thirdgens in the NW Chicago suburbs. I have since moved to Lake Zurich if anyone knows where that is.
If anyone in the area wants some free beer and is good at chasing down an electrical no start issue, let me know!
I started this thread a long time ago (2004) looks like Performance Technical Center in Elk Grove Village is no longer in business. Anyone have any other places that do good work on TPI thirdgens in the NW Chicago suburbs. I have since moved to Lake Zurich if anyone knows where that is.
If anyone in the area wants some free beer and is good at chasing down an electrical no start issue, let me know!
Lake Zurich? See you at ThirdGen Expo May 21st! It's at Heidts in LZ.
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Re: Please post , Any good all around third gen shops near or north of chicago IL.
I have a whole separate thread about it. If you would take a look at it and give me your thoughts, it would certainly be appreciated!
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tpi/...-injector.html
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Re: Please post , Any good all around third gen shops near or north of chicago IL.
Hi,
I live in Wauconda (one town over). I just had a bunch of work done on my 1991 Firebird by Custom Classics in Island Lake. I am very happy with the work that they did on my car, which involved:
-removing an alarm system and chasing down/fixing other electrical gremlins;
-installing subframe connectors (Heidts!);
-installing 3.42:1 r&p, posi and recalibrating the speedometer;
-installing a new exhaust system from the y-pipe back.
They did a great job communicating their progress with the car. I am very happy with the quality of the work; they were neat/tidy and gave me the car back looking better than when I had dropped it off (they even threw in a bottle of touch-up paint that they mixed for me).
-Mike
I live in Wauconda (one town over). I just had a bunch of work done on my 1991 Firebird by Custom Classics in Island Lake. I am very happy with the work that they did on my car, which involved:
-removing an alarm system and chasing down/fixing other electrical gremlins;
-installing subframe connectors (Heidts!);
-installing 3.42:1 r&p, posi and recalibrating the speedometer;
-installing a new exhaust system from the y-pipe back.
They did a great job communicating their progress with the car. I am very happy with the quality of the work; they were neat/tidy and gave me the car back looking better than when I had dropped it off (they even threw in a bottle of touch-up paint that they mixed for me).
-Mike
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Nice! They are only 20 min from me, I will definitely consider using them. 4.8/5 stars out of 29 reviews on Google too!
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I see "RobGuitarGod1" is a member here. Does he run a shop, or has just been known to be helpful to people in the area?
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