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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 01:43 PM
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Car: 92 RS - Fully Restored w/Custom Int
Engine: LO3 with some mods
Transmission: T-5
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Richmond
Looking for a shop to do a 1LE upgrade

In the Atlanta area.

I have the Spohn 1LE kit and I'm looking for a shop that will modify the spindles and do the install. I don't have the tools or time to take the spindles off myself.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 01:53 PM
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Re: Looking for a shop to do a 1LE upgrade

I just helped a friend do his own in my shop. to bad im in central IL.
you dont have to remove the spindle to do the upgrade.
It took us 5hrs and thats with a LOT of goofing off and downing a pizza..
It should take 4ish hrs.
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 03:19 PM
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Re: Looking for a shop to do a 1LE upgrade

true, back when i had a different thirdgen and converted to 1LE brakes, i did this with the spindles on and just used a sawzall to cut the ears off. Should be relatively easy to do for you.

on a scale of 1-10, 1 being an oil change and 10 being an LS7 twin turbo swap.. i would rank this a 3, only for the spindle modification
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 06:39 PM
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Car: 92 RS - Fully Restored w/Custom Int
Engine: LO3 with some mods
Transmission: T-5
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Richmond
Re: Looking for a shop to do a 1LE upgrade

^^^ I appreciate your responses but you are missing the point - even if I keep the spindles on the car I still don't have the TIME to do everything involved. I also plan on servicing the rear brakes and bleeding the system too.

I've done quite a few projects on my thirdgen over the years and I'm no stranger to figuring how to do things myself. I'd just prefer to let a shop do this and be done with it. I already spoke with one racing shop near me who agreed to do the job but it will be at least a week before he can make time for my car.

Again, any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 07:21 PM
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Re: Looking for a shop to do a 1LE upgrade

You can't wait a week?
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Old Jan 20, 2012 | 08:19 PM
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Car: 92 RS - Fully Restored w/Custom Int
Engine: LO3 with some mods
Transmission: T-5
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Richmond
Re: Looking for a shop to do a 1LE upgrade

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You can't wait a week?
I've had the kit sitting in my garage for 6 months now, so I'm not in any rush. Since I have never done business with the racing shop I recently contacted, I intend to pay a visit to checjk things out and speak with the owner before making a final decision.

I'm only asking for RECOMMENDATIONS from members on this forum who may have dealt with auto shops in the ATL area that did similar work for them. It wuold help narrow down my search and make me feel a bit more confident that they know what they are doing.
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