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Old 10-18-17, 01:27 PM
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Reliable Mechanics near DC

Good afternoon everyone! I recently moved up to DC from Tennessee and have a 1989 Mazda FC3S (she is my world). With that said, are there any reliable mechanics in the area?

Thank you for your time!
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For anything Rotary specific you'll need to drive a few hours.
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Look up The Shade Tree Project on facebook. The guy is also on this forum too, that's how I found him, I have yet to schedule my carb rebuild ($$ ), he's been working with rotaries since 1998. He's in Bethesda. There's also Precision Rotary up in Westminster but that's probably a little bit of a drive for you.
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I can confirm that The Shade Tree Project does excellent work. He's a great guy and knows his stuff and can do just about anything you need. He's bee working on my car for over a year now doing a **** ton of stuff. Here's his facebook page,
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Down south close to Norfolk is Angel motorsports. Plus you can hit the beach up after you drop the car off. I have seen nothing but art come from that place.
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Originally Posted by BLKFD3
Down south close to Norfolk is Angel motorsports. Plus you can hit the beach up after you drop the car off. I have seen nothing but art come from that place.
Angel Motorsport is there?! I think I saw the owner's FB on Hoonigan's DT series, the most recent episode.. damn, didn't know he was that close!
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There is a West Coast and an East Coast Angel Motorsports. They are brothers. Michael has a shop in Chesapeake. John is on the West Coast.
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There’s Angel Motorsports in Chesapeake which is about 3-4 hours away from DC( they also have sweet coast shop). Shade tree project is local and is a mobile mechanic. He is able to come to your location for repairs etc. Met him at a car show this past summer, dude seems very knowledgeable when it comes to rotaries.

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Originally Posted by MWillzz
There’s Angel Motorsports in Chesapeake which is about 3-4 hours away from DC( they also have sweet coast shop). Shade tree project is local and is a mobile mechanic. He is able to come to your location for repairs etc. Met him at a car show this past summer, dude seems very knowledgeable when it comes to rotaries.

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Anyone have shade tree project's contact info? I've google searched and tried that facebook link above but neither have returned any results?
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Damn! He must have closed down.. just went back to the message conversation on Facebook and it seems the page has been deactivated There is a shop up in Westminster but I forgot the name.. looks like they focused more on RX-8s, but I'm still sure they could help out.
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Unique Precision Rotary in Mt. Airy ? If so I know an FC owner, Noel, who just got his t2 swap done there. Unique - Mike Quinn.
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Mount Airy? Damn, closer than I thought! Haven't really gone to any local shops - as much as I'd like to, learning on my own is cheaper in the long run especially for me, working full time at minimum wage.

Seems to be a reliable shop!
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I can help

I built my FB with a VA friend and i am mechanic by trade.
i am in the Hyattsville area.




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