drifting in drifting

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This is a great shop anytime i have a question Dave has just the answer i need. Never have i got the cold shoulder nor has he ever seemed to busy to help me.I would recommend anyone to go to KDR.
Bryan

helghast7

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good to hear another happy customer from KDR

but i have a question for you,..... did you know there was a thread already made for discussion about dave's shop?

drifting in drifting

iTrader: (11)

Not at the time i started the thread then i notice it after it posted my bad

TwinCharged RX7

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haha, well a good shop can use all the good comments they can get....and not that i have had work done there, he was a great help on the phone.

fcs3l0ve

KDR is a really good shop. They were in my town but moved to New Tripoli so it's a lot farther of a drive. It's well worth it though.

joedatsun

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I have nothing but good things to say about Dave.
I have been using him for the last 8-9 yrs.

West87

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Anyone have an email address for kdr? The way you contact them on their web site doesn't work.

fcs3l0ve

It does work, you just have to wait and check your e-mail to see if he responded. I just talked to him about a week ago through e-mail

drifting in drifting

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Im on my way for a dyno tune june 20th

ZumSpeedRX-7

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good luck, drifting. you will leave with the biggest smile on your face.

moehler

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Dave just tuned my car today (https://www.rx7club.com/single-turbo-rx-7s-23/gt3574-dyno-plots-spec-kit-839802/). He was great guy and did great work. He took his time and did everything right. I have nothing but great things to say about him.

Suljo Kozenjic

Dude help! What is Dave's contact info? I wana get a fd rx7 soon and that depends on me getting to meet this guy I can't get 1 if I don't have a shop to take it to plz help

fendamonky

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Dave (KDR) is a great guy and he was running Speed1 in Lenhartsville, PA. This was about seven years ago though.

I know Dave was having some health complications, and last I heard he may have been bought out buy a customer that flipped businesses.... Looking them up on the googles it seems that the shop is permanently closed. I have no idea when that would have happened though

Realistically though, I would not hinge your decision for ownership on a single business owner. Unfortunately this is a very niche corner of the auto enthusiast community and shops don't always last. Sometimes it is absolutely worth it to travel longer distances for a shop you trust. At least that's what I told myself when I towed my FD from the DC area all the way out to San Diego for work!!

Suljo Kozenjic

Wow! San Diego eh? So no hood shops in North East u.s.a? I am I trucker and don't have time for a 2600 mile trip out there every time I need something done any info for a solid shop on east coast would help me out if you see anything worth it out here plz let me know .��

IRPerformance

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KDR became Speed 1 which then became exclusively a body shop from what I understand.

boostbuilders

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IRP Performance In NJ. Check out the link below:
https://www.google.com/search?q=irp+...client=safari#

I haven’t used them but people are happy with their correspondence and quality of work. Gluck.

fendamonky

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Hey man! I'm sorry for not responding, I missed your comment when you posted it.

I went to San Diego because I'm doing a DEEP build and there weren't any shops out this way that I trust to do it properly and up to a high enough standard. I'm replacing every wire in the car with brand new stuff, scrapping all the fuses, switches, relays, etc., for a PDM, replacing the dash cluster with a digital display/gps lap timer. New parts are being custom made, new cooling systems are being created, a top level motec system is going in (I'm contracting one of the top tuners in the country/world to program the electronics), new turbo systems and DBW are going in, etc., etc., etc.

I mean no disrespect to the east coast shops, but I have no intention of paying a shop for work unless I'm confident that they are well beyond proficient enough to complete the job correctly the first try. The wiring I've seen come out of 5523 Motorsports (the shop I'm using) is high enough quality that it was worth a week of driving. It also helps that I've had a personal relationship with the shop owners out there for over a decade.

I went with Nick and Jen because I know they're beyond capable, and I trust their level of integrity.

My personal thought is that if I'm going to drop serious money on a restoration/build than I'm going to go with the best people I can possibly afford. This way I know that zero corners will be cut. Unfortunately I haven't always had experiences that give me that same level of confidence in rotary specialty shops.