Fiero Friendly shop Rally Tech
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Topic: Fiero Friendly shop Rally Tech
Posted By: Fire451
Subject: Fiero Friendly shop Rally Tech
Date Posted: 01 December 2011 at 10:16pm
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The shop is a full service shop, including alignments, tires and full
detailing the shop details are:
http://www.rallytec.ca - Http://www.rallytec.ca |
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Posted By: beken
Date Posted: 02 December 2011 at 9:30am
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Sounds good. I think I might want to do another wheel
alignment on my Fiero. But will wait until at least spring 2012. -------------  Beken (aka Ken) - bekentech@westcoastfieros.com Original and still the owner of an 85SE 2M6 4spd |
Posted By: Car-2-Lo
Date Posted: 02 December 2011 at 10:50am
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That's great news Chris, I will get the next alignment there, THAT'S FOR SURE  ------------- Johnny-B-Good 
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Posted By: Fire451
Date Posted: 03 December 2011 at 7:06pm
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ken and jonny looking forward to it
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Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 08 December 2011 at 2:01am
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A few questions before I hit the sack. Are they going by hourly rate or book rate. If book rate, which book rate so I can look up that book. If hourly are the rest of the guys there competent on Fiero's. There will always be times when even the best Fiero mechanic needs help. Is there Alignment rack, string or laser? Balancing Machine can it do inside and outside wheel balancing I don't know what that is called off the top of my head, and can they get sticky weights? What kinda tools do they / you have now a days. As you know as well as I do, that a 2hr job can be done in an hour if you have that perfect tool or it can take 2-3 times as long spending 6hrs on a 2hr job just because you (jaw, impact, wrench's were just a smidge off on size) Give us the goods Chris, we really want to know. I guess you will find out most of this after New Years though. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Fire451
Date Posted: 08 December 2011 at 5:29pm
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well I will know alot more once i start but the alignment machine is a laser one, balancing machine i believe does both types of balancing (will verify once i start)... I have a full aray of tools (constantly growing) -------------
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Posted By: Fire451
Date Posted: 19 January 2012 at 6:01pm
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ok so the shop rate is $80/hr for joe blow... I am going to be getting a 20% discount on labour for club members, will be talking with the boss some more to see about possiable discount on parts as well. we go by book rate (mitchell on demand) our wheel balancer does both types of balancing, we sell and install tires, full 4d wheel alignments, have most speciality tools (ones we don't have we purchase as soon as we find out that we dont have it), we also have the ability to do a/c. not only are we a full mechanical shop but also a full detail shop as well... the other mechanic that works there was also a airplane mechanic, rally driver/builder as well as off road, and also knows how to work on motorcycles so he knows what he is doing as well. -------------
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 22 January 2012 at 10:27pm
Hey Chris...congrats and awesome:)...I'll be chatting with ya soon, only a few minor things on the car I hope this year...have not seen her since October ------------- Brian (Bassman) 86 GT Fastback 3.2L 2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive [IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png"> |
Posted By: Fire451
Date Posted: 23 January 2012 at 11:14am
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ok so I talked to my boss and we will be giving westcoastfiero members the club lordco prices on parts -------------
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 24 January 2012 at 7:06am
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Good news, I'll call ya to chat on a job I am looking at:) ------------- Brian (Bassman) 86 GT Fastback 3.2L 2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive [IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png"> |
Posted By: Dawg
Date Posted: 26 January 2012 at 6:34pm
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Well folks, I just picked up our car from Chris at Rally Tech. We needed a starter installed and ended up getting the alignment looked at. Just to show you what kind of guy Chris is, I'll describe his "out of the box" thinking when a problem popped up. The starter he got from his supplier ended up not being a great fit. He did his best to line it up but it was pretty loud while cranking. So what does he do? He takes the original nose off our old starter and mates it up to the new goodies. Then it fit perfectly. I like it! He tweaked our suspension as best he could considering it needs work. Feels much better. Nice new shop in a great location. I highly recommend him. Dawg ------------- You dream it up....I'll make it |
Posted By: Fire451
Date Posted: 20 July 2012 at 4:40pm
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BUMP -------------
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 20 July 2012 at 4:46pm
???..no longer Fiero friendly? ------------- Brian (Bassman) 86 GT Fastback 3.2L 2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive [IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png"> |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 20 July 2012 at 5:37pm
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Maybe its because I am tired, but, I don't understand the post. I actully asked Chris to bump it because people were having a hard time finding it. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Bassman wrote:Posted By: InfernoFiero
Date Posted: 23 August 2012 at 11:47pm
| Very happy with the services from Rallytec, I have and will continue to unconditionaly trust them with my Fiero. |
Posted By: Boxin' Robin
Date Posted: 26 August 2012 at 8:29am
| What did you get done there, if you don't mind me asking? |
Posted By: Fire451
Date Posted: 02 January 2013 at 8:42pm
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This shop i am sure is still willing to work on fieros but i no longer work
there .... Have a happy new year -------------
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Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 03 January 2013 at 12:24am
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That Really Sucks Man, maybe its time you start your own home based business garage shop. Spend time home with Kierra and have her help daddy in the garage, make a few extra bucks under the table then turn it into a full blown business and open up a real shop someplace. You are one of the best Fiero mechanics I know. Even if you do it is a sideline business I am sure you could make enough to keep your head above water. I constantly have customers wanting work, but I keep turning it away as I can't seem to get out of this funk and end up just not doing anything except computer jobs. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: DannyCanuck
Date Posted: 13 January 2013 at 8:00pm
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Just saying that my car is back in my local shop because
the front drivers top A arm was not torqued down properly and came loose today ------------- 88 duke, bog standard 
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Posted By: Shakey Dave
Date Posted: 22 January 2013 at 4:58pm
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Last fall when I had a problem with my battery system, I
took my car in to Chris at RallyTech in Coquitlam. We didn't have a clue what was wrong with the car, just that it took an overnight charge but went flat two or three days later and wouldn't charge at all after 4 or 5 cycles of charge/discharge/charge. We spent over $400 on a new battery (a red one that really dresses up the engine compartment) plus a few other things that might explain what was happening to the car. Chris diagnosed the problem right away (the ground strap wasn't working correctly) and he also did a few other things which made the car run really GREAT. I have been so busy that, at the time, I forgot to thank Chris for the great job he did on the car. I'll do it now "Thanks a lot Chris!" The fact that his shop is just around the corner from my second sons house is a bonus since I can go there for a nap while the car is being fixed. 
------------- "Shakey" Dave Hathaway www3.telus.net/myhistory |
Posted By: Fire451
Date Posted: 22 January 2013 at 7:26pm
My appologies... unfortunatly i was not the one that did the alignment on the car after the poly bushings were installed. -------------
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Posted By: Fire451
Date Posted: 22 January 2013 at 7:30pm
Glad you are happy dave it was a pleasure meeting you and working on your car. -------------
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Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 19 March 2013 at 10:01pm
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So Chris you want to up date us on your new shop that you are at. I know you said you wanted a bit of time getting settled in before you started having Fiero guys bring in their cars. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Fire451
Date Posted: 20 March 2013 at 4:41pm
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will make a new post with the shop info -------------
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