dai burnsy

What tuners repairs are there in south west and wales and how do you rate their work etc

dai burnsy

Really no one can recommend any welsh tuner or repairers ?

dai burnsy

Have i upset anyone with question as no one is replying too my posts

Paul_RS

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I can't think of anyone - Sorry.

pee vee

Tuners for what car mate?

dai burnsy

Rs turbos cosworth range conversion s repairs etc do thonk there ll be enough custom in south wales area ?

Shonky

I can't think of anyone around here either, most people either do their own or just put alloys and coilovers on and think they're cool lol

steve st220

dont know any good tuners apart from mosleys and gotboost local but for
bodywork restoration and fabrication etc try these guys, 100% quality.

http://www.oldschoolengineering.co.uk/

also try these guys in cardiff, they do outstanding work aswell.

lee2cossies

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For set up go across the bridge to interpro or moselys west wales if u can get him to look at a Cossie or Rs turbo these days! All the other rolling roads etc don't let them near a cosworth or Rs turbo as they don't know what their doing with them or have the relevant equipment! Iv been around them all with my Cossie over the years! I do everything myself now but go to interpro/ Harvey Gibbs if I need a set up or Harvey for a map. Oh and not all of us in Wales just fit coilovers and rollcages, loads of cossies between me and my mates and we go a bit further than that!

gjh

Yep. Mosleys! Does a lot of competition cars. Isn't there a company called Gtech in Carmarthen there somewhere?

dai burnsy

I used too tune and repair rs s for 15 years i working somewhere else now would the be a space for me to help you guy s look after your pride and joys im not pushing business just seeing if theres a call for a rs specialist in this are

Bailes1992

Gotboost in Bridgend, but I wouldn't call it South West Wales.

dai burnsy

Im pretty sure they mainly do jap stuff i do loads with fords and other makes

Shonky

Mosely use to do RS Turbos back in the day, not been up there for a good 10 years so god knows what he's doing now, Tommy in Abercynon is great on the carbs, Craig @ Gotboost is great (he mapped the Mrs Ka when he was doing Unichip), I don't think he does conversions but he does tuning and has a new rolling road http://www.gotboost.co.uk/

Dai, did you have a Red S2 back in the day, back when everyone hung out in Town Tyres in Neath?

lee2cossies

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Where abouts are you? Moseleys still do cossies and rs turbos but hes not too keen anymore due to them being old and having to work around problems.
got boost iv seen a cossie they worked on and they didnt have a clue,no disrespect to them as their getting on a bit now and they had no experience with them expect!

Shonky

Gotboost's bread and butter if VW stuff so he's not a Ford specialist but he can map an engine

dai burnsy

Neath mate rs is what i ve always done used too have my own garage for 10 years but i lost premisess now i in new place i ve built any thing from lowering a ka too building 500 bhp escort cos admitedly i did nt have rollers so dave in interpro done set up ,i converted my 3door too 4x4 i d good at fault finding etc if we can get enough business we ll be fitting 4x4 rolling road i not trying too advertise ijust trying too see if its worth starting too do them again dont know if im allowed but pm if you want contact details or want too see some pics of my work

dai burnsy

YeAh mate was always in town tyres shonky

Ill tell you a honest story about mosleys when i had my first turbo in 1999 i wanted rolling road session so took too moslys car was pretty standard i picked it up it was running 143bhp he said he typed the figures in as he had analogue gauges on way home car was running 2psi of boost and timing retarded too hell but amazing it made 143 bhp i dont think so . I ve set all my cars with det cans fuel ratio gauge live myself after that dave in interpro used too do power runs and help me with some set ups i had good results after the moslys day i should thank him cos if he had nt set my car up so bad id never of started tuning

vaughant

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Hello David,how the devil are you?
I was thinking of Dai Coe down in Gorseinon fella,he seems to do a lot of the performance car stuff in this day and age mate but he's a bit more scooby orientated?
You not with Tony anymore then mate?
Pm if you prefer.

vaughant

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Also Dai for what it's worth you know how highly I've always rated you as a mechanic,in fact I'd say your one of the best out there on pretty much most cars but of course Rs's with your passion for them,I know the Mot shit spoilt your enthusiasm for them a lot what with business stresses etc.
My worry is that in South Wales people expect stuff done for fuck all,not everyone of course,but the vast majority certainly,you know how much we both dealt with "mates rates" when we were in business but when we wanted stuff done/needed help I can't remember those same people running up with open arms to help.
I've lost count of the amount of people that used to use your garage as if it were their own never even offering a penny for your time/rates/electricity etc,I know I wasn't one of them and I hope that I tried to help you along the way but no names mentioned I remember one particular boy used to put his car on your ramp,use your oil to top up,clean his car with your cleaning products and swiftly fuck off before you could ask him for a penny,a fellow cosworth owner as well.
You know I'll name and shame him if necessary as I don't give a fuck but I won't embarrass you although I fear that could be the type of person you could end up dealing with.
I'd certainly have no fears in bringing my car to you mate,in fact do you fancy putting it all back together????it's looking very forlorn sitting outside in the rain!!!

dai burnsy

Long time v yeah i still with tony we doing it together we thinking charge normal garage rates for performance speacialist work none of this 100 plus a hour we be less than half that and those of you that know me know i have the know how
I been working jones holmes escort this week its coming up too be finished and back on the road

dai burnsy

Thanks for kind words too v im still so passionate abouf rs s surely people would rather pay lower labour rate with some one who knows what thier doing i would like too put a figure on how many rs turbos and cosworths went through margam motors now i want too it more than ever just no one on here seems too think there need for rs tuner repairer in south wales where there are loads of rs owners around here but they travel all over too have simple jobs done it seeem s mad too me

vaughant

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Tbh Dai if it was you going into it on your own with say someone like Paul Nicholas etc who's a good mechanic,grown up with Rs cars etc then that may work.my worry would be that YOU may have the skills and experience and care but the same problems will occur as with margam motors which is that people that don't have the same care will be left to work on cars not knowing the complexities and issues that arise with them,mostly because their old cars that are hard to get bits for so if even a small part gets broken it maybe impossible to replace,or at best take time etc.
If Tonys prepared to set you up alone or with another experienced fitter away from the tyre place then you maybe ok but otherwise I reckon people will be put off by the general knuckleheads that hang around/work there,I know it comes with the territory of employing 16yr olds etc.
Another problem is now that the cars are getting so expensive their pretty much no longer a "toy" or fun car,their becoming an investment,even a hunk of shit saff that we wouldn't have paid Ł2000 for is Ł4-5000 now FFS Rs turbos we gave Ł5-600 for are fetching Ł2-2500 and then people get afraid to drive the bloody things,I'd doubt if there's 100 Rs's pre 1995 even on the roads in south Wales right now,I'd say less than 50 in regular use so you could end up with a very limited market.
It's a nice idea but I'd say you'd be better off going down the route of all performance cars,mapping,power runs,performance upgrades etc otherwise I think it could end up being a loss maker instead.
As for winning business a lot of people are set in their ways with their tuners hence the 15page threads you get on here arguing about which tuner has the best coffee machine or got 0.0001bhp more out of their t34 than another tuner they took it too blah blah blah,same shit that's gone on for 20years!!!!
Maybe worth getting touch with the Rs owners clubs down our way to see where they take their motors too get them done?

dai burnsy

i know exactly what you mean but will be only me working on them tony wont put up with any messing about either.
you got it spot on except i asked soya if he would come on board.there loads of jap vw etc tuners about and we not thinking of just tuning we ll do repairs and maintenance at reasonable prices dont seem too be anyone looking after rs s in south wales with knowledge and expereance with them im so passionate about them like their owners and in much better situation premises backing etc i going too let people know im back repairing them and see where it leads

dai burnsy

off too bed to dream about fords lol night

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the pic of my escort cos the aubergine one and my mate rodgers black one were taken by some one on here years ago in ford fair and started tag saying 2 lovely escort cosworths at ford fair

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vaughant

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Some fine vehicles there sir,bet you cringe at the amount of Rs's we broke up over the years that really had fuck all wrong with them!!!!
I'll bet there's quite a few cars on here using those bits to keep going though.
Mikes a good lad as well,he knows his way around a car really well,one of your better finds down there.
You gonna ask sedgy as well!!!!!LOL!!!!

Engine conversions could be a big money move as I know you were doing the zvh/zetec conversions literally when the idea first got banded about plus I know mike put the rs2k motor in his red fiesta when it wasn't really that popular a conversion.

I hope it comes off anyway mate,you deserve another crack at the Rs scene.

vaughant

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Or Philly????
You've had some right beauts down there over the years!!!
What was that boys name who fancied my missus?won the lottery?he was an odd ball!!!didn't Dai Brennan make him cry one day and he ran home?

dai burnsy

I dai brennan used too hricm salmon roll his bame was richard
Thibk soya be good along side me if we do get rs work?

dai burnsy

Philly uh no thanks im enthusiastic as ever now tho hope tony lets it happen

vaughant

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Yeah was only messing with Philly!!!!
Soya would be a great addition,he's a good lad and a top mechanic.
I hope so too mate. To give Tony his dues he's always looking for new ideas in business,he mentioned before to me about turning the whole of the Britton ferry site into workshops where you had mechanical,bodywork,tyres,valeting etc all in one.
If I was still going (which thank fuck I'm not!!!) I would have deffo gone for that.
Well,you know you'll get my backing anyway mate.

dai burnsy

Thank you having good feelings off everyone tony the guy who makes descion it wont happen over night but with me in the llater years there was too many too have time too fix them all lol

dai burnsy

thing is aswell we ve got building espeilly for the rs s so they not going to get bumped about or dirty etc

dai burnsy

god damn i miss my cosworth divorce a bitch my own fault i will admit tho

vaughant

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You'll need that,as I said before their becoming more an investment now so people are afraid to drive them/scrape them/get them dirty etc and going into the 'ferry unit would be too much for a lot of owners,especially as they sit really low out of the factory.

Well keep me posted anyway and if you need an Rs to practice on mines sitting outside with a long list of jobs!!!!!