My experience with TrueStreet

[Blackpony]

The pressure plate is not spinning, so it shouldn't make a grinding noise. Is what he said about the clutch staying engaged on the dyno true? What do you think that might mean after viewing the photos of an absolutely mangled throwout bearing?

faulty throwout bearing, definately not the first time i have seem a throwout bearing fail. again, we used parts he provided and requested we use based on budget.

[Whiteboy]

i'll call clint in the morning and see what he charges on labor for a clutch swap and see if he'll reimburse me that. im going to go grab some dinner and watch a little tv.
i assure you, im not hiding or avoiding any questions asked and can post up here anything that is requested with regards to receipts, bank statements, pms, invoices, etc...
if i missed your question, feel free to send a pm and i'll quote and post in here.

After posting all this and threating to sue i DOUBT he'll even talk too you.

[DON SVO]

Throwout bearings are shit now days seen many failures like that.

Should it grenade within 400 miles and in that fashion if the drivetrain was spot on?

faulty throwout bearing, definately not the first time i have seem a throwout bearing fail. again, we used parts he provided and requested we use based on budget.

So while True Street was breaking the car in on the dyno with a fresh clutch and new flywheel and the clutch stuck and stayed engaged, no bells went off that there was a driveline issue?

[dsrtuckteezy]

maybe i missed it, but TS, it's been asked several times....what's your excuse for not powder coating parts that were payed to be?

standard procedure?

[Unicorn Jeff]

maybe i missed it, but TS, it's been asked several times....what's your excuse for not powder coating parts that were payed to be?

standard procedure?

It's been mentioned already.

[dsrtuckteezy]

It's been mentioned already.

ok, i found it...what a dumb fucking thread btw..

he was most likey telling the truth about the dowel pins, but you shoud have taken it to ts first and WATCHED them pull the trans to see if the dowels were in fact missing instead of taking it to a different shop..

you dropped the ball on this one teamjacob

[Unicorn Jeff]

Yup... All and All I'm still doing business with TS. Hell I've been rocking their shirt all over San Antonio today.

[Coupe81]

I can speak from experience about vibration and dowel pins. About 10 years ago,I did a clutch job on my old '89. I installed a brand new spec stage 3 clutch kit and I had forgot to put two dowel pins (I didn't find out to later). It lasted around 50 miles before it would vibrate at 3K rpm, really bad. So after 100 miles, I pulled the tranny and it had fuck up the clutch,flywheel, and tob. I'll try to find pictures and post them. I don't know Teamjacob or TS but I've been burn by reputable shop before when I was 18. It had started as a simple intake swap to it costing me a brand new motor, the sad part is that they(he) is still in business under a different name. Anyway, I learned to work on my own shit and others, I've assembled so far 10 different setups and you have to be ocd when it comes to stuff like this.

I don't do this for a living but when it comes to a vibration, the last thing I would be pointing to would be the short block. Of course, that's where experience comes in to pinpoint the problem. I usually start with the little stuff first and then expensive stuff. In reality, Teamjacob got the problem fix and proving that TS was wrong about the block.

I didn't know performance shops charge $85 an hour,Man I'm in the wrong business. I've always dreamed of running a performance shop, that's why I was so eager to work on my own stuff and others. I just gave an estimate of $4,800 to assemble, install,tune a new factory 302 from carb to pan in a '72 mustang. Everything brand new and he though it was too much.

[DON SVO]

ok, i found it...what a dumb fucking thread btw..

he was most likey telling the truth about the dowel pins, but you shoud have taken it to ts first and WATCHED them pull the trans to see if the dowels were in fact missing instead of taking it to a different shop..

you dropped the ball on this one teamjacob

He's stated that he is inept when it comes to working on cars, he would have had no idea it was a clutch/flywheel issue until the trans came out.

[shumpertdavid]

[QUOTE=Coupe81;891517]

I didn't know performance shops charge $85 an hour,Man I'm in the wrong business. I've always dreamed of running a performance shop, QUOTE]

$85 an hour near the metroplex has to be on the low end of labor rates. If you think your in the wrong business, I suggest you just jump in there both feet first and get you a taste. It's hard enough to make it doing general repair, I can't imagine being a specialty shop. Trust me, when you figure in the 10's of thousands of $'s in equipment, $1000's of dollars a year in tool expense, shop payments/rental, and all the overhead you quickly find 85-100 and hour doesn't go far.

[Unicorn Jeff]

I didn't know performance shops charge $85 an hour,Man I'm in the wrong business. I've always dreamed of running a performance shop, that's why I was so eager to work on my own stuff and others. I just gave an estimate of $4,800 to assemble, install,tune a new factory 302 from carb to pan in a '72 mustang. Everything brand new and he though it was too much.

You wanna make money? Start a shop with diesel only mechanics. That shit is 100+ hr in most places.


Also with Truestreet $85 isn't bad at all. PLUS you're paying for quality which is what I ALWAYS get when I go there. Not trying to hug on any of Truestreets nuts (Wouldn't matter because they have all have tiny nutsacks anyways ) but they've always done a excellent job. Only problem I have with them is the tuning situation... Since Sean is such a fucking beast I have to wait in line to get my car tuned by him

[Coupe81]

$85 an hour near the metroplex has to be on the low end of labor rates. If you think your in the wrong business, I suggest you just jump in there both feet first and get you a taste. It's hard enough to make it doing general repair, I can't imagine being a specialty shop. Trust me, when you figure in the 10's of thousands of $'s in equipment, $1000's of dollars a year in tool expense, shop payments/rental, and all the overhead you quickly find 85-100 and hour doesn't go far.

Oh I know the expense to run a business, we run a fabrication welding shop. While in welding we can bring in $4-8K in a week, work is not as steady as the car business in my opinion. There will always be a car that needs work. Overhead for us is already paid off, we just pay for utilities and insurance every month not to mention property taxes every year. Shit man, I even have a two-post 14K lift I bought from Eagles equipment a couple years ago.

I still want to pursue that dream of owning a performance/general shop some day.

[Coupe81]

You wanna make money? Start a shop with diesel only mechanics. That shit is 100+ hr in most places.


Also with Truestreet $85 isn't bad at all. PLUS you're paying for quality which is what I ALWAYS get when I go there. Not trying to hug on any of Truestreets nuts (Wouldn't matter because they have all have tiny nutsacks anyways ) but they've always done a excellent job. Only problem I have with them is the tuning situation... Since Sean is such a fucking beast I have to wait in line to get my car tuned by him

That's what I hear, diesel shops make bank but I really enjoy working on cars or should I say making them faster. Look at it this way, I won't stay at the shop doing welding past our operating hours unless I have too. But if I'm building an 427 stroker with twin turbos, I won't leave until I'm actually really tired or until I can't focus anymore.

I'm pretty sure TS are great at what they do but we all make mistakes. Unfortunately, Clint (that is the owner of TS I assume) made a bad decision when he jumped to conclusion that it was the motor. What would of happen if they pulled the motor, balanced it, and still had the vibration. And in the process they discovered, "hey I had forgotten to install the dowel pins, should we tell him or blame the motor and keep the $1,500? anyways he wouldn't find out, he is almost clueless about things like this." I'm sorry but honest and mechanic sometimes don't go together. In my personal experience, if I don't know how to fix something on a car, I will find a way before taking it to a shop.

[LS1Goat]

No doubt they have a good reputation, but I don't see how TS can feel like they have clean hands in this particular situation. Also, TEAMJ probably would have likely benefited from a more low-key approach. This is all very common everyday stuff. I've had a very negative experience with two of the well known local shops. It's best to pick up the phone and/or walk in their front office and make eye contact. Not by PMs and drama filled threads.

[DriveWayBuilt]

No doubt they have a good reputation, but I don't see how TS can feel like they have clean hands in this particular situation. Also, TEAMJ probably would have likely benefited from a more low-key approach. This is all very common stuff. I've had very negative experiences with two of the well known local shops. It's best to pick up the phone and/or walk in their front office and make eye contact. Not by PMs and drama filled threads.

Agreed I felt like i was screwed by a local shop on a dyno "tune", the car ran almost a whole second slower then what it did on my Driveway tune. Informed the shop owner and he took care of it. I'm sure if I would have bashed him online he wouldn't have done a damn thing for me. I don't blame TS for not wanting to fix his car NOW but i do Blame TJ for not doing the work himself. I assembled most my 351W With a Crescent Wrench, It was also my First Build.