Anyone Know A Good Alignment Shop For The Baja?

Kinja'd!!! "Raphael Orlove" (orlove)
05/20/2014 at 13:39 • Filed to: Baja Bug, CMRBB, Parking Lot Mechanic

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , and I think somebody gave me a recommendation, but I seem to have lost track of it. Anybody know a good place to get an alignment in NYC? here's a pic of the Bug out at Willets Point for some future story stuff as thanks.

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Kinja'd!!! Diesel > Raphael Orlove
05/20/2014 at 13:44

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Someone suggested Ram's on Queens Blvd in the 'related story'.


Kinja'd!!! OPPOsaurus WRX > Raphael Orlove
05/20/2014 at 13:45

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i think i saw that Bug around. Now that I think about it, that was a while ago.....

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Kinja'd!!! Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken > Raphael Orlove
05/20/2014 at 14:03

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I love this guy, not positive he does alignments, but definitely worth asking. He has a 2002 project in the back, and loves old German cars. Competent, fair, and straightforward.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/marios-aut…


Kinja'd!!! BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Raphael Orlove
05/20/2014 at 14:12

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Alas I don't have any input here unless you're willing to fly to the UK, but I'm loving the photo :)


Kinja'd!!! Raphael Orlove > Diesel
05/20/2014 at 14:33

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there's a Ram's on Northern Blvd in Queens - probably the same one, eh?


Kinja'd!!! Vic-in-Norway > Raphael Orlove
05/20/2014 at 15:07

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Time to slap in a new *lifted* front beam maybe?

http://www.dansperformanceparts.com/buggy/susp/bug…


Kinja'd!!! davedave1111 > Raphael Orlove
05/20/2014 at 15:16

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Alignment is for pussies. Real New Yorkers just hit another kerb on the other side and straighten things up.


Kinja'd!!! Raphael Orlove > Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken
05/20/2014 at 15:20

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I called him, they don't do alignments, but they recommended Sica on Atlantic by Grand. Gonna go there.


Kinja'd!!! Fed(oo=[][]=oo)uken > Raphael Orlove
05/20/2014 at 15:24

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Awesome, let me know how it goes, Mario's a good guy. Also, I'm going to need an alignment after I do control arms :D

Also, if you ever find yourself in that hood again, beers!


Kinja'd!!! Diesel > Raphael Orlove
05/20/2014 at 15:37

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Survey says: yes.


Kinja'd!!! Harrycarry250 > Raphael Orlove
05/20/2014 at 15:38

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Go where I take my wagon. Milad Nuko and Sons Gulf station in Yonkers. Right off the north bway exit on 9a.


Kinja'd!!! Harrycarry250 > Raphael Orlove
05/20/2014 at 15:48

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Also check out Cybert tire on 10th and about 55th. Very nice there.


Kinja'd!!! Raphael Orlove > Raphael Orlove
05/20/2014 at 20:25

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I ended up going to Sica on Atlantic and Grand, out past the new basketball arena. Great guys, nice chats, cool old facility. The bug still pulls a bit to the left as it did before, but I think not as much. It may just be forever that way following the roll, and the mechanic dude pointed out that the torsion bar looks raised a bit on one side. In the end, fifty bucks kinda well spent?


Kinja'd!!! boobytrapsandtreasure > Raphael Orlove
05/21/2014 at 10:27

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I have nothing constructive to add. But I do want to let you know that your VW love has rubbed off on me. When I was a kid I wanted a Speed Buggy to call my own. I talked with my dad about it and he told me it was based on a Beatle platform and available as a kit. So recently I started to window shop for one and found this. The want is mighty!!! http://atlanta.craigslist.org/wat/cto/447326…


Kinja'd!!! B Reel > Raphael Orlove
05/21/2014 at 12:49

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Just do it yourself, all you need is some string, a tape measure and a torpedo level. Use to do this on my '57/'69 IRS pan with the adjustable beam.


Kinja'd!!! Raphael Orlove > boobytrapsandtreasure
05/21/2014 at 15:03

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awesome! I looked into getting a buggy and seeing if I could DD it in the winter


Kinja'd!!! boobytrapsandtreasure > Raphael Orlove
05/22/2014 at 11:27

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I'd have to keep at as a fair weather car. My next DD will probably have to be a minivan because of kids and other assorted domestic bliss stuff.


Kinja'd!!! flimflamman > Raphael Orlove
05/22/2014 at 12:16

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Did you get some new threads?