Recommended Mechanics in ATL

[Chris3991]

Anyone with any recommendations for a reputable mechanic with Delorean experience? A guy named Sal (who currently works at Hennessey Lexus of Gwinnett) and was a mechanic that worked on Deloreans when they were sold new at Spring Toyota in the '80s, recommended Zen Motors in Buford.

I've spoken to the guys at Zen Motors on the phone and they were very professional and confident in their abilities although they have yet to work on a Delorean. Before I commit to scheduling and arranging the work (and before being the first Delorean they see), I was curious if anyone in the ATL had other advice. The specific work I'm looking to have done is fuel system related. New pump, accumulator, clean the tank....

Cheers,
Chris

[nullset]

Anyone with any recommendations for a reputable mechanic with Delorean experience? A guy named Sal (who currently works at Hennessey Lexus of Gwinnett) and was a mechanic that worked on Deloreans when they were sold new at Spring Toyota in the '80s, recommended Zen Motors in Buford.

I've spoken to the guys at Zen Motors on the phone and they were very professional and confident in their abilities although they have yet to work on a Delorean. Before I commit to scheduling and arranging the work (and before being the first Delorean they see), I was curious if anyone in the ATL had other advice. The specific work I'm looking to have done is fuel system related. New pump, accumulator, clean the tank....

Cheers,
Chris

I'd ask around for a reliable volvo mechanic. Some old school Porsche mechanics may also be familiar with K-Jet.

Are you bringing a sitting car back to life?

[DL4567]

I can recommend a good general mechanic in Suwanee. I've had things like wheel bearings, balancing, and A/C charging done on my DeLorean there and they are very careful and do good work. It's a small shop owned and run by 2 guys, and they do all the work themselves. I know Suwanee is far from you, so let me know if you're interested.

Whatever you do, don't take it to American Resto Mods in Buford.

[Jimmyvonviggle]

If they have never seen a DeLorean before you are asking for trouble. There is no way a regular mechanic will be able to tackle the quirkiness . Factor what it will cost in extra hours for them to experiment, the chance of them fucking it up. For example changing the fuel filter seems pretty straight forward, but if you over crank and snap those hard lines, you are in big trouble and suddenly you are facing a big repair. I would either invite some experienced owners over, and pay them in beer (or whatever) or drive or truck it down to dmcfl.

[medicine man]

Years ago there was a man called "DMC Joe" in Atlanta. He would make house calls in the southeast and had a shop in the Atl area. Maybe someone you know could locate him. Good luck.

[DELOR1]

I can recommend a good general mechanic in Suwanee. I've had things like wheel bearings, balancing, and A/C charging done on my DeLorean there and they are very careful and do good work. It's a small shop owned and run by 2 guys, and they do all the work themselves. I know Suwanee is far from you, so let me know if you're interested.

Whatever you do, don't take it to American Resto Mods in Buford.

I had the front rotors and bearings replaced by NOR-WEST in Suwanee. Did a good job and took care of my car.
Good so Far!!!!!!
JJ

[DL4567]

I had the front rotors and bearings replaced by NOR-WEST in Suwanee. Did a good job and took care of my car.
Good so Far!!!!!!
JJ

Glad to hear they treated you well.

[Dangermouse]

DmcJoe has been out of the business for a few years now.

[Silverbullet]

Ok,

Cleaning the gas tank, and replacing the fuel pump with the new combo unit is EASY... Anyone can do it.... The accumulator you need some skill and short wrenches... The fuel filter, fuel distributor, and injectors are also needing attention my guess.... So the Volvo trained may be best if you can't get it to a DMC.

[ccurzio]

Ok,

Cleaning the gas tank, and replacing the fuel pump with the new combo unit is EASY... Anyone can do it.... The accumulator you need some skill and short wrenches... The fuel filter, fuel distributor, and injectors are also needing attention my guess.... So the Volvo trained may be best if you can't get it to a DMC.

I will agree that replacing the pump is very easy, but cleaning the tank is kind of a bitch to do. It's possible for a newbie (I did it), but I won't go so far as to say the cleaning process is anything short of a pain in the ass.

The pump swap however is dead easy.