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Old 28-09-2006, 05:22 PM   #1
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Heya ladies and gents,

Just moved to kalgoorlie two months ago and i am looking at getting some work done to my car.
Not to many places here in kal to goto so ill head to perth to get all the work done.
So where are the places to go? Say for turbo work and the like.

Can you provide me with some links or numbers too please..

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Old 28-09-2006, 07:07 PM   #2
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maybe APC (used to be D&T) or BPT motorsport, Xspeed, theres a few really depends on the car.

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Old 28-09-2006, 07:08 PM   #3
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Theres also a herrod retailer
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Old 28-09-2006, 08:54 PM   #4
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Shop around first to see who seems to know what they r talkin bout. Some businesses include, active automotive, ierace autos, a1 high performance,x speed, speedworks, theres heaps man just grab a copy of perth street car mag and most of em r in it. cant really recommend a specific place
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Old 28-09-2006, 09:07 PM   #5
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Try ultratune kalgoorlie, i cant remember the guys name but he does performance work and deals with the perth distributors..
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Old 28-09-2006, 09:44 PM   #6
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depends on what sort of car you have and what sort of work you want done. Is it just a turbo? Do you want suspension work? Is it a 4, 6 or 8? Is it a new or old car? McInerney Ford are (I think) the Herrod dealer for WA if that helps.
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Old 28-09-2006, 10:26 PM   #7
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Try Mark's workshop in York. They appear to have a good name and they ary 100kms closer to you than Perth.
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Old 29-09-2006, 01:35 PM   #8
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My car is a BA XR6 2005 if that helps with particular shops that deal with fords..
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Old 29-09-2006, 04:18 PM   #9
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Try McInerney Ford then. They do Herrod enhancements in WA and should eb able to bolt something fun to the car for you
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Old 29-09-2006, 05:22 PM   #10
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Cheers lads thanks for the names!
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Old 01-10-2006, 01:46 PM   #11
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yeah mate if you've got a BA xr6 go to Mark's workshop in york, he specialises in superchargers, turbos and has a dyno.
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Old 02-10-2006, 10:44 PM   #12
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hey mate i'm a mate of marks from marks workshop, he knows his stuff and garuenteed he'll do you a good job, oh apc are good with minor mods and if you wanna go to them then heads to the one in melville and ask for a guy named grenville, he's a champ bloke and he's a complete ford nut. there the two i would recomend. both helped my dad out a heap. and we have a vortech supercharger at marks workshop if interested???
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