PasadenaAirCooled

Big fan of Bill and his attention to detail and honesty. He rebuilt the transmission and brakes on my 1966 Porsche and also advised me on other matters with the car to look into soon. His concern for the car’s well being seemed as strong as mine, not something you often see in a mechanic. There were quite a few beautiful Porsches in his shop, classics and newer, a sign that others trust him as well. Highly recommended. I should mention I was referred to Bill by the Porsche dealer when seeking out an early 911 expert, when they were unable to perform the repairs.

I had my Porsche 356C repaired at PasadenaAirCooled, a repair shop that only repairs Porsches. My car had been sitting in the garage for some 25 years and needed all the repairs typical of a car that hadn’t been driven for a long time. Bill, the owner of PasadenaAirCooled, had the settled rust inside my gas tank cleaned out and a hole in the tank was sealed. The gas tank was then lined with porcelin so it will never rust again. Next the carburetors were overhauled. The brake system including the master cylinder needed work due to leaking seals from them not having been moved for so long a time. The engine was tuned to perfection even though I have a Brazilian distributor replacement which has a slightly different power curve than the stock distributor. An engine oil leak was greatly reduced even though my engine case has part of the metal around one of its bolts broken off. A worn out gear shift bushing was replaced silencing the rattling noise that came from the gear shift in first and second gears. My speedometer cable was replaced since it prevented the speedometer from working. My turn signal spring was replaced since turn signals wouldn’t cancel out after completing a turn. He cleaned out the temperature sensor contacts because the temperature gauge was reading high and no supply houses have any replacement temperature sending units for 6 volt 356’s although they do stock 12 volt sending units. My gauge finally works although it sporadically oscillates. Finally my wing window weather stripping was replaced eliminating the wind noise that entered through them. All the work was expertly done. Bill is a happy-​go-​lucky smiling, laughing guy who loves his job and welcomes you coming back if any repair doesn’t seem exactly right. All this was done charging me far LOWER THAN any other repair shop would have charged. Final analysis: I’d rate the shop a «20» on a scale of «1» to «10»!!!

I had a shift bushing failure on my ’88 Cabriolet, and my current shop recommended I take it to Bill since he specializes in the early air-​cooled Porsches. I called the number they gave me, and Bill called right back. I arranged to bring it in the next morning.
When I walked through the roll-​up door to the shop and saw not one, but two, late ’80’s 930s in the shop for work, I knew my car was in good hands. Bill provided an estimate that was very fair. The work was done the same day, and my car is shifting perfectly again.
Bill was also willing to spend time talking about other work I want to have done some time in the future and provided written estimates for that work with a breakdown of all parts and labor.
I’m very happy to have an experienced classic Porsche mechanic so conveniently located. I will definitely be back and recommend the shop to others.