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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 05:47 PM
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I'm looking for a shop that I can trust to set up a set of rear gears for me. Something in the northeastern pa area or within a hour or so driving. If anyone has advice please relate. Thanks
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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 07:05 PM
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Thanks I will check him out
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Old Feb 5, 2013 | 09:14 PM
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we can do it. give us a call
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Old Feb 9, 2013 | 01:47 PM
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how about RPM, i believe they might not be too far from you
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Old Feb 9, 2013 | 02:24 PM
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Stump's Garage. Right off the Ravine exit on 81.
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 10:57 AM
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[QUOTE=Jontall;17123274]Walt is great and he is close to you. Send him a PM here or text him:
[url]http://www
I tried contacting this guy through LS1gto.com and he had me BANNED off their site!

Somethings fishy here

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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 11:08 AM
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Maybe he isn't a sponsor there?
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 11:09 AM
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I pmd him.....
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 11:55 AM
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Yeah I tried pm him to and got no response. I also emailed him. And when I sent a text to that phone number they replied that I had the wrong number. Oh we'll screw him. I'm gonna go with rapid motorsports. They got a great reputation with our cars and mike seems like a great guy. I also tried race proven motorsports and there prices are way too high. So I sent Fran a pm and got no response as well
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 12:20 PM
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I had one dealing with rapid and it wasn't good.
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 12:30 PM
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Please share your expierence with me. Send me a pm if u want. Thanks
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Originally Posted by 02fbody35th
Yeah I tried pm him to and got no response. I also emailed him. And when I sent a text to that phone number they replied that I had the wrong number. Oh we'll screw him. I'm gonna go with rapid motorsports. They got a great reputation with our cars and mike seems like a great guy. I also tried race proven motorsports and there prices are way too high. So I sent Fran a pm and got no response as well
Sorry i didnt get back to you yet. We are insane busy right now. We have 40 cars in the shop. I worked both sat and sunday and had a funeral today.

I just read your PM and we would not be able to do the gears in one day. You would need to drop it off.
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TransAmBlue
I had one dealing with rapid and it wasn't good.
can you please pm me?
i have moderated this section for 10yrs and really cant ever remember a person having a issue with Rapid Motorsports
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There is a shop in Honesdale, SST Performance. I had them do a differential swap in my Silverado. The rear makes no noise and the price probably would have been great if I didn't run into issues, like a pitted axle......

I just moved back up here and at least local shop wise it was the 4th place I tried, the other 3 didn't even want to look at the thing, way different from where I was living at in FL.
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 06:37 PM
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weirdest thread of all time............
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by TransAmBlue
weirdest thread of all time............
Haha just a little
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 08:16 PM
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So what is a fair price to pay for a gear swap. Labor only. I have received quotes from $300 to $500. I was expecting between $300 and $350. What you guys think?
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I should clarify that with the differential swap a set of used 3.73's went in, everything is quiet.

Hard to say, I've had gears done as low as $200 for labor only. That was in FL though.

Place in Honesdale had claimed $250-400 depending on if problems pop up or not. In the case of my truck problems showed up.
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 11:33 AM
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WOW this Walt Mcgregor WM MotorWorks must really be freaked out! He changed his phone number! Now ya gotta wonder why this guy is acting so strange.
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by TransAmBlue
WOW this Walt Mcgregor WM MotorWorks must really be freaked out! He changed his phone number! Now ya gotta wonder why this guy is acting so strange.
Haha that's so wierd. Maybe he has a stalker. Haha
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