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Dawg 
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 Topic: Tru-line for AlignmentsPosted: 19 December 2009 at 1:18am |
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I want to let everyone know about a really great place to get your wheel alignments done. I've known Mike for over 20 years now. He owns Tru-line Autobody Frame and Wheel in Port Moody.
This guy is old school. His specialty is frame straightening so he really knows how things are lined up to work right. He didn't seem to be right up to date with some of the after market suspension add ons that are available like adjustable ball joints and so on. Just bring him some new adjustable parts and tell him to get it all working right and he will. He just did our Fiero and even though I didn't want to spend the money to get everything perfect, he told me what was off and I decided it wasn't important for now. I handles WAY better than before the engine swap WOW! 140 KPH+ like it's on rails. Cheers, Damien |
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Fire451
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Posted: 19 December 2009 at 10:49am |
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yea i have known mike for over 10 years and
he is one of the only guys that i will let work on my cars |
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Posted: 19 December 2009 at 11:37am |
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So what does he charge for a 4-wheel alignment on a Fiero if nothing needs to be replaced?
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Posted: 19 December 2009 at 4:56pm |
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The bill was just over $100 taxes in. This is a basic Toe in alignment. He said my rear struts were a tiny bit off in chamber and he had loosened the bolts and moved it as much as he could using stock parts. I said that was fine. The frontend had a caster issue on one side. That would have cost more because the upper control arm has to be unbolted several times to get it perfect. Caster makes your stearing wheel spin back to center when you let go. It typically doesn't effect handling unless it's way off. So again, I said it could wait till summer. DG
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Posted: 21 December 2009 at 6:31am |
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Caster also makes your car stable and affects the Camber angle as the car moves up and down. Tee hee, all my alignments are free while I'm at BCIT. |
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Posted: 21 December 2009 at 10:58pm |
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Thanks Damien.
Tristan, if you ever need to, ahem... borrow my GT, just let me know.
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Posted: 22 December 2009 at 7:24am |
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lol Mine are, but I can't bring in other's vehicles. |
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Capt Fiero
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Posted: 22 December 2009 at 8:00am |
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Thats not, Thee Mike, as in Mr Coffee Mike aka Mr. A$$hole is it. |
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Posted: 22 December 2009 at 8:54am |
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Can't be - Damien says he's known him for over 20 years. "Our" Mike just isn't that old! Unless he started doing car work around grade 5 or so. ;)
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Posted: 22 December 2009 at 5:35pm |
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no it is not coffee mike, his name is mike carlassara, he is the one that fixed my 87 after it was stolen and crystals escort
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Posted: 03 January 2010 at 12:22am |
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Well we need to send this guy some more work and see what comes out of it. If this guy is as great as you both think, I'll make a quick website for him and put it in the Preferred Vendors area. |
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Posted: 03 January 2010 at 8:11pm |
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the address for his shop is 2727 murray st, port moody
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Posted: 28 April 2010 at 5:26pm |
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yep thats the place, only place to go
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Posted: 28 April 2010 at 8:56pm |
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Oooh John I am sure they are going to love your car, in a good way of course, all new suspension parts easy to allighn. Probaby hard to get on the rack though.
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Posted: 29 April 2010 at 1:18pm |
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What can I say... That's why it's called TRU-LINE Sorry, I had to remove video, got a notice that audio ZZ Top is owned and licensed. When I have time will add different audio. 
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Posted: 29 April 2010 at 1:28pm |
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Oooo... ZZ Top. I like the music.
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Posted: 29 April 2010 at 2:02pm |
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Oh Patrick, you're too good to me now 
I'll have to add different audio to video when I have time maybe Jan & Dean
When I drove up to TRU-LINE Shop everybody came out to see the chopper and asking lots of questions, how it was done. Mike said I do better work than some auto body men with papers, that was nice, since all work was in a yard with hand tools.
Also Mike said front wheels needed balancing and recommended Circuit Tire for that and I did that right after since it's just few blocks away. Mike is a really friendly guy and does a great job, at 51 he looks like he's 31 
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Posted: 29 April 2010 at 3:15pm |
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NoooooOOOOooOoooooOOOooooOOoooOooooooOOoooooooOoooooo...
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Posted: 29 April 2010 at 3:25pm |
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Just joking Pat, I didn't know about owned & licensed and didn't get any notice about the Beach Boys, that weird ? 
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