Manon Butler Motors Barry's Point rd, Takapuna. Not an 'engine shop' but know a lot about them.
xs1100,
Apr 4, 8:47pm
wayne at north shore eng recos on hillside there. think they built hillside road around him been there that long
xs1100,
Apr 4, 8:49pm
used to be a couple good guys at ajs on Wairau rd don't know what happened there and there was gaza round on sunnybrae rd for heads but hes gone I see
thunderbolt,
Apr 4, 9:14pm
Gleye and Parlane, Barry's Point road.
ceebee2,
Apr 5, 9:16am
+!, Have dealt with Perry for 25 years and a real non rip off, reasonably priced hard worker from "The old school"
twink19,
Apr 5, 2:57pm
Manon does our race engines, plus plenty of others top job
socram,
Apr 5, 3:07pm
Do you know if he is still in business?
moparpete,
Apr 5, 5:02pm
By Gone Autos Beachhaven Road. Guy at work here uses Mal for engine work on his race car.
xs1100,
Apr 5, 5:41pm
no gone down Tauranga I heard,malcolm bygone autos man does he know cars use to have a couple ac cobras in there man I love those things.same as murray weber specs best man for carbs but hes gone I see
sr2,
Apr 5, 6:05pm
All good recommendations here, I live on the Shore and know of or have used all of these guys. A little more info on the type of the work you need done would enable us to give you the best advice.
newtec1,
Apr 5, 6:42pm
If you wajnt a race engine and can afford it, Randell Edgell developements. Used to be in Wairau Rd,not sure if still there.
twink19,
Apr 5, 7:07pm
randell still there
sr2,
Apr 5, 7:12pm
And still charging like the proverbial but in my opinion as good as you can get.
socram,
Apr 5, 8:01pm
Murray "Sir Reginald Whitworth Socket", Weber Specs, is now at Silverdale, Anvil Rd.
What make of engine? Surely that makes a difference? Best advice is to make sure that whoever you use, understands your type of engine.
Although the basics may be similar, I have had a couple of instances where simple mistakes were made, because the builder wasn't aware of specifics. The first resulted in zero oil pressure 2 minutes after start up after a full rebuild, (didn't fit the manufacturer's flat "O" ring, but used a rounded one out of the box), followed 5 minutes later by a frost plug failure (didn't fit the manufacturer's own, but tried to modify an off the shelf item. Failures continued for some time afterwards costing me race failures and towing bills.
If you do find someone, get a confirmed completion date and also a quote - no excuses.
Too many so called specialists take in work will-nilly, and have a very poor attitude to planning and costing. Sadly, most have a very mixed reputation and the only one named above who I have never heard anyone complain about is indeed Bruce Manon.
appleman71,
Apr 5, 8:35pm
big block mopar
thunderbolt,
Apr 5, 9:18pm
Mr Head has moved to the Waikato and is so busy with his new venture, he can't find time to dust of the gear he kept from the shop. Still seen at HD sometimes though.
socram,
Apr 6, 8:10am
That narrows the field down a wee bit!
philspeed,
Apr 6, 8:23am
use Eric at West Auckland Engine Reconditioners
vivac,
Apr 6, 8:34am
No, my car had to go back six times. Only once was a minor thing, three times was to re-strip and reassemble the motor, once was for driveshaft hanger bolts being left loose and falling out and the last was when the motor shat out the new bearings. Took months and months to get the car back the last few times.
I rage sold that car because of this.
moparpete,
Apr 6, 1:43pm
Yea Eric is good, but can be pricey. Did the short block on my engine. If you talking RB/B 383,440 or Hemi, I would be contacting either C&M Performance or Tony Marsh from Marsh Motorsport.
socram,
Apr 6, 2:53pm
Go with an experts view! The fact that they may not be on the Shore I don't think makes a huge difference. If you have to heave the lump out to deliver it or trailer the car, reckon it is better to travel a few k's and get a better job done.
twink19,
Mar 27, 12:44pm
Bruce does Veen Smiths group A Commode engine, good and strong
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