Kirk Doucette aka SHODWN

[nothingtoseehere]

I recently bought a 97 Ebony Satin from Kirk and just wanted to let all you guys know what a great job he did. The car has 158,000 miles on it and had a cam failure. Kirk replaced the head, and got the car running beautifully. You would never know there was ever a problem with it. The entire car was gone through with a fine tooth comb - welded the cams, cleaned the engine bay while the engine was apart, etc. He also had me come up to the shop to see the engine before he put the new heads on. Pointed out where the problem was, showed me the bad head with the bent valves, all the parts that were going on and went through a detailed description of everything he was doing. He has also followed up nicely making sure that nothing has gone wrong. I am bringing it back to him, per his request, so he can check his work after it has been run for a little while. Talk about thorough. I have had absolutely no problems whatsoever. We found a little tear in the rear drivers side door panel, and Kirk is getting me a new panel free of charge. All the fluids were flushed and checked before I picked it up. I couldn't be happier with the job he did. Car runs as well, if not better, than my old 97 with 80K that I crashed. All the parts that will be showing Kirk went to an extra length and made sure they were not only clean, but polished and impecable(sp). He threw in a lot of things he didnt have to (extra goodies )

I would HIGHLY recommend Kirk for any work you need done to your Gen III, he is very professional and thorough, and knows his stuff.

-Randy
1997 ES/Grey

 

[Mr Anonymous]

Try not to total this one! eek! Don't even drive it near 295!

 

[nothingtoseehere]

SHOooo:
Try not to total this one! eek! Don't even drive it near 295!

I quiver every time I am on 295N and hit the Rte 6 merge oh_my

 

[luigisho]

Good luck with this one Randy. Kirk may be a smartass here from time to time, but I've heard nothing but good things about his knowledge and work-> and that's more important IMO. Cheers K.D.!

 

[Yamaha V6]

luigisho:
Kirk may be a smartass here from time to time..

Whatd'ya mean MAY be? wink

He's in the bay next to me - imagine the horror!

 

[luigisho]

I thought they housed a horse in the stall next to you Fred!

 

[SHODWN]

I brought you and and can take you out.. remember that my good freind

Soon to be taliking over all stalls, Jason Im moving yours in with the horses. It needs to smell better. hahahahahahaha

 

[Bob Gervais]

I saw the car during repairs, and Randy is correct. Kirk's quality of work and commitment is second to none. thumbs_u

Good luck with the new SHO Randy, that car is clean as ****!

"Looks like somebody bought it, drove it for 158k straght, and parked it."

 

[srfdude]

As a matter of curiosity, what happens to the pistons when the valves hit them hard enough to bend? Never seen this, just wondering.
Mike

 

[Yamaha V6]

SMALL crescent-shaped indentations, nothing I'd be too worried about - almost like slight recessing to clear the valves. Guesstimate at a glance, about .010" - .020" deep, MAX.

I was expecting more serious depressions from the impact.

You can have the other half of the shop, Kirk - I'm taking over your area when you move across the hall anyway... wink

 

[Bob Gervais]

Don't forget his heater, take the heater too!