Jacksonville FL Corvette Repairs
2000 Millenium yellow convertible with 93,000 miles on car and 40,000 miles on 2004 LS6 replacement engine.
I've had my 2000 C5 for 2 1/2 years living in Jacksonville, had work done at several Chevy dealers and not happy with none of them, over priced and not very technical. :banghead: Actually did work myself, replace hazard switch and turn signal switch, saved over $ 700 from dealer quote. Does any member have suggestions or recommendations for Corvette repair shops in Jacksonville metro area. Looking in the future for: Tires, brakes, dyno tune :shrug01: Thanks for any help. |
rkasevich
man I wish I could help you out. I have heard Nimnicht Chevy has a Corvette guy, but never been there myself. I tent to do all the work on my Vette myself, not just to save cash but also because I don't trust many people with my car. When serious work needs to be done (optional mods or otherwise) I'll drive it or trailer it to a reputable Corvette hot rod shop somewhere. Not much help, sorry. Jim |
I could be wrong but I think alot of the Jax corvette club use Jerry Hamm Chevrolet. If I'm not mistaken their Service Manager is a member of the club. Again, you might want to double check this info because I don't belong to the Jax corvette club but this is what I've heard.
Now for your questions. Tires- I use a guy on phillips hwy, just north of Emerson. It used to be wheel city but he changed his name when he moved to phillips hwy and I'm not sure what the name is now, but can find out. Now its a small business so he can't always get as good a price as tire rack, but he's a good guy and give you a fair price. Brakes- I throw brakes into the same category as oil changes, it's easy enough I just do it myself. Dyno tune- Well when I had mine done there was noone in jax that I trusted so I took the car to Mike Norris (nlp) in orlando. Now, there is a guy in orange park, HP performance that is suppose to dyno tune LS1s now. He's the guy all the local racers use and I would have no worries sending my car to him for a tune. Hope some of this helps.:thumbsup: |
Thanks for the reply
I just changed my brake pads myself, bought Hawke high performance pads and took about 1 Hr to change.
Just bought tires from discount tire $ 1,128 complete front and rear installed. Bought Goodyear Eagle G3's very happy so far, quieter and smoother than the Michelin run flats I had on. :dancer01: |
There is Larry over at Team Corvette. He has been in bussiness for qiut a while. He was the top in his class. ASE. he worked for Jerry Hamm Chevrolet. and Nimnicht Chevy before going to his own shop. He is a little slow because he works alone. But he is good and knows his corvettes. Hope this is helpful.
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Seems the experience guy on the Corvette is going by way of the Dodo bird.:thumbsdown: |
Larry can do any job you may need
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Been trying to get in touch w Larry. Finally someone answered-his wife. she said they're longer doing the corvette work. I need to have my transaxle looked at for leaks. Any suggestions?
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If you just want it checked for leaks jack up the rear and look. They'll be obvious. If you have a leaking seal they're simple to replace and I can send you info to diy. :thumbsup: |
EFI Alchemy is in Jax i believe still.
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