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First Engine Drop
Watching Jimmy from MobilWorks was truly amazing. It took less than an hour to drop the motor from my 911. I needed a clutch job. Here are some pics of Jimmy working on my car. After watching him, I think I can do the drop myself in the futurel.
I can say enough about the convenience of having your mechanic come to your house to fix the car. Under the car disconnecting something (CV's), Clutch cable, etc... ![]() ![]() Hey Jimmy, Look over here! ![]() Engine out in 55 minutes. ![]() Who is the Hottie? That's Jesse, Jimmy's assistant(wife,girlfriend) ![]() ![]() Getting ready to put the engine back ![]() My new Momo Milleneium. ![]()
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I was able to do my first engine drop a couple of years ago using the photo tutorial on the website here. I had to do a clutch job as well as my clutch fork had failed. It was easy, fun and relatively stress free with the help I got here.
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What do these mobile guys charge per hour?
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You can tell he's good, we didn't even have to ask for the manditory picture of him in the empty engine compartment
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Very affordable. $50/hr. It was mentioned that he used to work for a couple of Porsche dealerships that charged $120/hr. And he only saw $25 of that.
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Funny! He did say that after I snapped the pic. It is mandatory for the mech to pose inside the engine bay after the drop.
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Wow! Fantastic price.
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Blood? Isn't blood hard to see through all the grease! I usually can't tell I am bleeding until I get into the shower after working on the car!
55min for an engine drop! You are really only paying about 20/hour if he is working that fast! I don't think he even got dirty.... Jeff
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