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1963 Impala disc brake conversion, and air conditioning on a LS swapped 1963 C10 to end the week…..We’re here for what y...
10/03/2026

1963 Impala disc brake conversion, and air conditioning on a LS swapped 1963 C10 to end the week…..

We’re here for what you need…..

We love working on the classics…..New or old, we can take care of you…..
10/01/2026

We love working on the classics…..

New or old, we can take care of you…..

“Na, I don’t want the upper control arms, just put the leveling kit in…….”2020 Silverado, this could have been so much w...
09/28/2026

“Na, I don’t want the upper control arms, just put the leveling kit in…….”

2020 Silverado, this could have been so much worse…..

PSA: We didn’t do the leveling kit.

Our favorite type of customers…Just kidding…… Kinda…….😬
09/19/2026

Our favorite type of customers…

Just kidding…… Kinda…….😬

Sometimes, we get to work on cool stuff. We got this 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible back running after s...
09/11/2026

Sometimes, we get to work on cool stuff.

We got this 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe Convertible back running after sitting for several years, so the customer could drive it home!

New or old, we can get you up and running….

“The Quik oil change place changed my cabin air filter.” Well, next time make sure they use a NEW one……
09/09/2026

“The Quik oil change place changed my cabin air filter.”
Well, next time make sure they use a NEW one……

This is an ad we ran for the shop I managed in Swearengin Alabama. Check out those prices!!! I would LOVE to see those a...
09/06/2026

This is an ad we ran for the shop I managed in Swearengin Alabama. Check out those prices!!! I would LOVE to see those again…

33 year old Yota needed a heart transplant after making its own window in the block….
09/01/2026

33 year old Yota needed a heart transplant after making its own window in the block….

08/31/2026

Ok folks, let’s talk mobile mechanics.

Seems like every time I get on Facebook, there’s a “new” mobile mechanic pining for work, and offering “low” prices.

Please be careful with these folks. Make sure they are licensed and insured. And when I say “insured” I mean a liability insurance policy of at least $1,000,000.00. Yes, one million dollars.

Let’s say you have a mobile guy do brakes on your car, you and the family take off down the road and your wheel comes off and hits another car and someone gets seriously hurt.
Or let’s say they’re in your driveway/yard and your car falls off the jack/jackstand and crushes them or damages your car. Who is on the hook for that? If they aren’t properly insured, YOU ARE responsible. And your full coverage car insurance has a $100,000 (at the most) cap.

Operating a legitimate, licensed, and properly insured repair shop and or a mobile service is not cheap.

Let’s do some quick math on a brake job.

Parts (brakes/rotors/fluid) -$150, labor (drivetime and pays himself $25 an hour) 3 hours @ $25 per- $75, fuel/vehicle allowance- $50, insurance (liability) cost per day- $35, sales tax on parts- $12ish. So $322 if he’s running a non profit business and paying himself pennies. Where’s the money for tools? Where’s the money for diagnostic machine to put your car in brake service mode so your ABS pump doesn’t get ruined?

So, if you aren’t paying at least $350 for a front yard brake job, it either isn’t being done properly, you’re letting a non profit organization do it, or they aren’t a legitimate business. Period.

Ask for their proof of liability insurance, ask to see their (local and state) business licenses, ask them where they got certified/educated. Ask them about a warranty, ask for a receipt with their company name and address on it. If they don’t charge you tax, then they aren’t paying taxes.

And before anyone of these legitimate “mechanics” chimes in about rotors being changed, if you aren’t replacing them or turning them, you ARE NOT doing brakes properly. And I have yet to see an SUV or mini van with a brake lathe mounted in it.

Please be careful, do your research, and make sure you are safeguarding your self.

Insurance, tools, education, experience, quality, warranty, and piece of mind shouldn’t come cheap.

Address

303 W Appletree Street
Scottsboro, AL
35768

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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