 Moving my teener from Vegas to St. Pete Florida, Looking for a good mechanic/body shop |
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| 73cool |
 Feb 6 2014, 04:46 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 2-June 13 From: Largo Florida Member No.: 15,953 Region Association: South East States  |
So, in 2 weeks my '73 will be shipped to my new home in Largo, FL- outside of St. Pete. Any of you guys know of a good mechanic and body shop? No more garage, but the car will live in a storage unit.
 I have a couple of areas on the driver's door that will rust through with the salt air. Any leads are appreciated. Cheers, Joe |
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| ThePaintedMan |
Feb 6 2014, 05:00 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,886 Joined: 6-September 11 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 13,527 Region Association: South East States 
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QUOTE(73cool @ Feb 6 2014, 05:46 PM)  So, in 2 weeks my '73 will be shipped to my new home in Largo, FL- outside of St. Pete. Any of you guys know of a good mechanic and body shop? No more garage, but the car will live in a storage unit. I have a couple of areas on the driver's door that will rust through with the salt air. Any leads are appreciated. Cheers, Joe Was wondering what was happening with you Joe! I'm at the very north end of St. Pete, close to Largo. Frank Eibell is near us and is a recognized German shop. There are a few others, but not many of them do rust repair. T.C. (carr914) has a legitimate body guy in Clearwater, which isn't far. But I can do patches as well as most standard welding. Don't have a paint booth, so if you need something professionally painted, you'd have to go there. A storage unit isn't a bad idea - we get a lot of rain during the Spring/Summer. But the horror stories about salt only apply to those within a few hundred feet of the beach. You're much farther inland than that. Send me a PM when you're settled in. Looking forward to meeting you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| 73cool |
Feb 6 2014, 05:03 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 2-June 13 From: Largo Florida Member No.: 15,953 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(ThePaintedMan @ Feb 6 2014, 03:00 PM) QUOTE(73cool @ Feb 6 2014, 05:46 PM) So, in 2 weeks my '73 will be shipped to my new home in Largo, FL- outside of St. Pete. Any of you guys know of a good mechanic and body shop? No more garage, but the car will live in a storage unit. I have a couple of areas on the driver's door that will rust through with the salt air. Any leads are appreciated. Cheers, Joe Was wondering what was happening with you Joe! I'm at the very north end of St. Pete, close to Largo. Frank Eibell is near us and is a recognized German shop. There are a few others, but not many of them do rust repair. T.C. (carr914) has a legitimate body guy in Clearwater, which isn't far. But I can do patches as well as most standard welding. Don't have a paint booth, so if you need something professionally painted, you'd have to go there. A storage unit isn't a bad idea - we get a lot of rain during the Spring/Summer. But the horror stories about salt only apply to those within a few hundred feet of the beach. You're much farther inland than that. Send me a PM when you're settled in. Looking forward to meeting you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Thanks, and I'll PM you later in the month. Cheers. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| carr914 |
Feb 6 2014, 06:56 PM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 118,603 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States  |
QUOTE(73cool @ Feb 6 2014, 05:46 PM) So, in 2 weeks my '73 will be shipped to my new home in Largo, FL- outside of St. Pete. Any of you guys know of a good mechanic and body shop? No more garage, but the car will live in a storage unit. I have a couple of areas on the driver's door that will rust through with the salt air. Any leads are appreciated. Cheers, Joe All Paint Guys have inhaled too much Chemicals (especially our own Scooty). My guy is good and reasonable but is horrible at Customer Service (Returning Call or Texts). Salt Air is overrated here unless you are close to the Water There are a few good wrenches including Carlos Debonis, who George knows, but his shop is across the Skyway down in Bradenton T.C. |
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| ThePaintedMan |
Feb 6 2014, 07:22 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,886 Joined: 6-September 11 From: St. Petersburg, FL Member No.: 13,527 Region Association: South East States
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QUOTE(carr914 @ Feb 6 2014, 07:56 PM) There are a few good wrenches including Carlos Debonis, who George knows, but his shop is across the Skyway down in Bradenton T.C. Yeah Carlos is the man. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) I've been learning a lot from him and got to hang out all weekend at the 48 Hours of Sebring last weekend soaking up knowledge. As T.C. said, it's a bit of a drive to get out to him, but you can trust that the job will be done right every time. I don't think he really has any interest in welding, bodywork, etc. though. I think between T.C., Paul, Chad and I though, you should be in good shape Joe - we'll take care of ya and most of us work |
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| 73cool |
Feb 6 2014, 08:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 2-June 13 From: Largo Florida Member No.: 15,953 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(ThePaintedMan @ Feb 6 2014, 05:22 PM) QUOTE(carr914 @ Feb 6 2014, 07:56 PM) There are a few good wrenches including Carlos Debonis, who George knows, but his shop is across the Skyway down in Bradenton T.C. Yeah Carlos is the man. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) I've been learning a lot from him and got to hang out all weekend at the 48 Hours of Sebring last weekend soaking up knowledge. As T.C. said, it's a bit of a drive to get out to him, but you can trust that the job will be done right every time. I don't think he really has any interest in welding, bodywork, etc. though. I think between T.C., Paul and I though, you should be in good shape Joe - we'll take care of ya and most of us work I'll supply beer and pizza LOL. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) Look forward to meeting you guys. |
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| chads74 |
Feb 7 2014, 09:24 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 386 Joined: 13-March 12 From: Tampa, FL Member No.: 14,252 Region Association: South East States |
Glad to see we are adding another teener to the area. Looking forward to meeting you.
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| 73cool |
Feb 22 2014, 08:42 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 2-June 13 From: Largo Florida Member No.: 15,953 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(chads74 @ Feb 7 2014, 07:24 AM) Glad to see we are adding another teener to the area. Looking forward to meeting you. The car just arrived in Largo yesterday. Lost one center cap which should prove challenging to replace. Dirty as hell. Cleaned it up and put it in the storage facility. Runs better here for some reason! |
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| chads74 |
Feb 28 2014, 08:55 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 386 Joined: 13-March 12 From: Tampa, FL Member No.: 14,252 Region Association: South East States |
So... When is the bbq???
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| 76-914 |
Feb 28 2014, 09:24 AM
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