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PostPosted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:14 pm 
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Hey All

i love doing my own stockies however when it comes to a fast road or a race build I get someone who really knows what they are doing for obvious reasons.

The only hassle is that my usual place actually stuffed something up last time around and I no longer have confidence in them (to be fair to them I will not name them)

so my question is, who in Adelaide area can build em good? suggestions would be greatly appreciated

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Rhemac.
End of question!

edit: if you're whinging about price, you obviously don't want good service and good quality.


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Dave Armstrong Motors
7 Acrylon Rd, Salisbury South SA 5106, Australia
08 8258 1509

Fastest Mini in SA

PM Race Engines
47 York St, Wingfield SA 5013, Australia
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See Peter or Steve ... Build some of the best Sprint car engines in the Land

or These guys did my last lot of machining and the dry build
http://www.developro.com.au/index.htm

Builds alot of high end motors


or as the rest have said
Rhemac



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thanks for the info all - especially beanie...great stuff!

willy - no whinging here, I learned many years ago not to go for the cheap option - I dont mind paying top $ for something that is done right


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EN40B wrote:
thanks for the info all - especially beanie...great stuff!

willy - no whinging here, I learned many years ago not to go for the cheap option - I dont mind paying top $ for something that is done right


Wasn't a dig at you, just generalising.

What have you got in the pipeline?


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PostPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 8:35 pm 
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Beanie wrote:
Dave Armstrong Motors
7 Acrylon Rd, Salisbury South SA 5106, Australia
08 8258 1509

Fastest Mini in SA



Agreed, he's my mechanic and rebuilt my 1275... He's superb. Jason Armstrong.

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zulu_warrior1976 wrote:
Beanie wrote:
Dave Armstrong Motors
7 Acrylon Rd, Salisbury South SA 5106, Australia
08 8258 1509

Fastest Mini in SA



Agreed, he's my mechanic and rebuilt my 1275... He's superb. Jason Armstrong.


My mini is booked in to see him next week, he was recommended by some of the other mini owners I know down here.

CJ

oh yeah forgot to mention, hopefully I will be on the road next week :lol: :lol: :lol:


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Good work. He rebuilt my cooper s engine.

What are you having done?


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Chris Milton has done a bit of machining and building work for me in the past on both Mini and Rover V8s. Costly but competent and very conveniently located ((just up the street from me).

Gower also did good head and engne assembly work for me in the past when he had a workshop out at Windsor Gardens, but he closed that business a few years ago and went to work in the engine building shop at City Dismantlers. Anyone know if he's re-opened his own business again?

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willy wrote:
EN40B wrote:
thanks for the info all - especially beanie...great stuff!

willy - no whinging here, I learned many years ago not to go for the cheap option - I dont mind paying top $ for something that is done right


Wasn't a dig at you, just generalising.

What have you got in the pipeline?


all cool brother!

I'm putting together a strong street 1380 and need stuff like block drilled to fit my 11stud aeg163, port work on the aeg163, wedging and balancing the en40b etc etc I have no time frame for this project as I just want to do it right....


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EN40B wrote:
willy wrote:
EN40B wrote:
thanks for the info all - especially beanie...great stuff!

willy - no whinging here, I learned many years ago not to go for the cheap option - I dont mind paying top $ for something that is done right


Wasn't a dig at you, just generalising.

What have you got in the pipeline?


all cool brother!

I'm putting together a strong street 1380 and need stuff like block drilled to fit my 11stud aeg163, port work on the aeg163, wedging and balancing the en40b etc etc I have no time frame for this project as I just want to do it right....


Have heard good things about Chris Milton too

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thanks all - first hand experience and recommendations are invaluable...cheers

I just cant wait for that noise of the weber induction and the indistinguishable sounds of a quick brick!!!


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PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:00 pm 
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Get Jason Armstrong to build it! Hopefully that way he is too busy to come to Victoria and beat all our Group Nb Minis!! :D


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