03/11/2026
As the owner of Top Notch, I don't get to do much wrenching any more. My job first and foremost is shop management; talking to customers, making appointments, creating estimates, ordering parts and supplies, administrative work, etc... it makes it difficult to wrench when I have to stop every ten minutes for something else.
But when it's a job that has no deadline (aka the hubby's Audi RS6) I can chip away at the job whenever I have time. So for those who knew this was a woman owned shop but weren't sure if she actually worked on cars, the answer is yes, she does! 😁
This Audi is a bi-turbo V8 crammed into a very small engine bay and so to do anything major, the engine has to be removed. It calls for 25 hours of labor just to remove/install the engine. While it's out we'll be resealing much of the engine, swapping the transmission to a manual 6 speed, the timing belt, turbo and downpipe upgrades, rebuild the steering rack, engine mounts, hoses and some other bits and pieces. Wish me luck! 😅
