Pacific Coast Transmissions

I remember when I had my transmission built by Johnny about 2 years ago that it took a while, and we missed a couple deadlines on it. The price was very fair however, compared to some other builders, and the parts still seem to be of high quality. I had a GM TH400 built for my racecar.
I am writing this review because the transmission is still going very strong. The car recently ran a 9.20 in the quarter mile, and has dynoed over 750hp to the wheels through this transmission. Needless to say, I am happy that the transmission is doing so well. I would recommend Johnny.

Pacific Coast Transmissions did a great job on an engine installation. Johnny kept me updated regularly about the progress of the installation. The install was completed on a timely manner. Thanks for another great job done Johnny. Engine is running great!

Pros: Johnny is a nice guy.
Cons: Shoddy workmanship, completely slammed with too much work-​takes away from his concentration, doesn’t call you back, uses deception to cover his tail when he’s falling behind, shop is a complete mess, pricing isn’t even competitive.
Johnny is not an honest guy. You’re dealing with a guy that’s so busy, he has to lie to you, just to cover his butt! He’s inundated with vehicles that he’s not able to address, or finish. Not cool. Not cool at all. If the shop was clean and clear at one point, it’s come a long way from that, and is not the case now. There’s parts all over the place… the shop is a complete cluster f*ck.
Here’s the reason for the 1 star (there should be a choice for a negative rating).
They installed an overdrive transmission in my 1977 Chevy K20 at the end of last year. It was a conversion from the factory 3 speed. When I got it back the truck vibrated really badly on the freeway. The reason being; the rear driveshaft, which had to be shortened, was installed backwards, and the wrong universal joints were used. AND, the front driveshaft, which had to be lengthened, was not put back together correctly. All the slop at the slip yokes were really bad. My truck is a factory AWD, so the front wheels are always driven, ergo the bad vibration at hwy speed.
I brought the truck back for them correct these issues back in ¹⁄₀₇. of 2013, I picked up the truck on ³⁄₂₁. The whole f*cking time the truck was there, it was parked. Johnny told me that it was being worked on since the day after I dropped it off. After about the 5^th time he told me that he would have it finished, I finally went and looked at the truck myself. NOTHING WAS DONE! He removed the front drive shaft and that was it. As of writing this, the driveshaft is sitting in the back of the truck. I took the truck home as it was; the front driveshaft not installed, and the rear driveshaft still installed backwards.
Johnny apologized for all of the «inconvenience», and stated this: «I just don’t know what to tell anybody, anymore».
Wow, buddy, how about telling them the truth that you’re too busy to get the vehicle back to the customer on time?
Feel free to try this shop out, but you’re lining up for a crap shoot on service and honesty.