SFV mechanic rec's

[APOLILLO]

hey there!

I need a new mechanic. the one I used to use before I did my own work has gone out of business and now I have a new to me 79 shorty that is just too low to work on in my garage. I don't trust any jack stands enough for that.

The problem is no one wants to do anything to my trucks. I get a lot of we don't work on stuff that old anymore or we take one project at a time.

I live north of LA a bit and everything I know about is in Orange County which is just too far unless I ship it down for some big overhaul.

if anyone has a rec for anyone is the SFV, Ventura, or Los Angeles Valley area, I'm all ears, and thank you!

 

[TotalyHucked]

Hopefully you can find someone. That's the same story here, unless it's a hotrod shop or a restoration shop, most places won't touch these old trucks and even then, those guys are wanting big jobs, not just maintenance/diagnostic work.

I work on my slammed '85 in my garage all the time with a combination of wood, ramps, a jack and jack stands depending on what's being done. If you have a quality set of jackstands, I'd trust them more than a 2-post lift

 

[DoubleDingo]

I am not any help, I work on my own because I don't trust anyone to do the work, and I go the extra mile. @BRetty lives in that area and he has a truck in a shop for a simple engine swap and it's been weeks or months since he dropped it off for a one to two day tops job.

 

[89Suburban]

Damn that sucks guys.

 

[Bennyt]

The SFV was once the mecca for the car culture but it's been deteriorating with the smog laws and such. Hard to believe that it's reduced to the point that there is a dearth of shops that cater to classics there. Used to be you could find 20 shops in Chatsworth on Canoga. Even TO BLVD in TO had a lot of shops.

I think one of the biggest problems you face is that it's $140 an hour minimum for work now.

If you need chassis work or fab work, Empire Fab in Ventura. He makes the best C30 Notches in business and does a lot of truck stuff. I bought a pedal spacer from him not too long ago.

I'd go to a local Car's and Coffee, or Bob's in Toluca Lake and see where everyone is going to get work done.

 

[Bennyt]

I don't trust any jack stands enough for that.

You may not have the right jackstands. I have 4 sets ranging in size and like Huck say's I trust the stands more than a lift. I also have cribbing if I am going to do long term work. That's as safe as you can go.

 

[TotalyHucked]

^'Nother vote for cribbing. That's been the best thing I've ever made for the shop

 

[DoubleDingo]

I have been meaning to build some cribs/cribbing. Definitely safer as you're not relying on jack stands.