Engine Rebuild & Machine Shops
| Baxter Engines, Inc 3910 Morningcrest Rd. Eau Claire, WI 54703 | www.baxterengines.com email: Chris@baxterengines.com phone: 715-874-4142 contact(s): Chris Carlson, Dave Baxter, Gary Baxter | Full One-stop Machine shop. 8-10 full-time employees, lots of experience. Understand wet sleeve engines. Magnaflux, line bore, complete engine balance, blueprint, port and polish, flywheel lightening, rod peening, performance upgrades. You can provide your own parts. Busy during race season and you might have to take a number. 2019 Talk to Chip Lederer |
| Crow Custom Cast Welding 364 Ruthie Lane Hudson, WI 54016 | www.castmetalwelding.com email: welder@castmetalwelding.com phone: 715-425-6653 phone: 888-425-6654 contact: Charles (Buck) Clement | Small shop specializing in engine build to custom or original specification. Block cleaning, magnaflux, head work. Recognized nationally for cast iron and aluminum block/head repairs. High performance specialist. Will work with you to establish a build sheet and stays within budget or less. 2019 Talk with Chip Lederer |
| Jax Specialty Engines 3568 Pinto Dr. Hamel, MN 55340 | Jax-Specialty-Engines.business.site email: None phone: 763-478-9837 contact: Joe or Jack | Over 50 years of experience specializing in building engines for specialty cars and collector automobiles. Full modern machine shop able to meet “any needs”. Very personable. Numerous British engines. Spotless shop. 2020 Talk to Tom Hagen |
| Metro Engine Service 52 1st Street SE New Brighton, MN 55112 | email: Dave@metroengineservice.com phone: 651-636-4008 contact: Dave Hunter | Very busy high-quality precision engine building service performing all services in-house. Extensive experience maximizing performance. Not the fastest service with walk-in due to high repeat non-domestic customer demands (performance, exotic, racers). If you listen to those in-the-know around town, these guys are 5 stars. 2019 Talk with Greg Thompson or Chip Lederer |
| Total Engine Services 9625 Humboldt Ave. S Minneapolis, MN 55431 | e-mail: TES@questoffice.net phone: 952-888-3841 contact(s): Kenny, Bruce or Jason | Specialize in custom street engines, full race engines, and stock restorations. Full build to just head work. Does everything in house except crank work. British cars are mainly Austin Healey, and Jaguar, occasional Triumph. 2020, Talk with Joe Bisanz, Larry Berg or Greg Thompson |
| R&R Performance 8420 Sunset Rd. Spring Lake Park, MN 56438 | http://randrperformance.com/ phone: 763.717-1917 phone: 763-785-1949 contact(s): Brian and Ron | More than 30 years of machine shop and performance experience One of the most impressive engine shops in the region. Top tier if you are looking for head flow and performance upgrades. Everyone references these guys. Reasonable priced for known quality. Dyno services. Full documentation and explanation of work performed. 2020 Talk with Chip Lederer |
| Side Street Engine 1050 Maple Street Baldwin, WI 54002 | www.sidestreetenginemachine.com e-mail: sidestreet@baldwin-telecom.net phone: 715-688-3511 contact: Ryan Hitzeman | 25 years of experience. Full- service machine and build shop. Head, block, rod, flywheel crank services. Understands “wet sleeve” and has done Triumphs. No crank balancing. Specializes in old and oddity types of projects. Reasonably priced. |
| Wagamon Bros. 3719 3rd Street NE Colombia Heights, MN 55421 | www.wagamonbrothers.com e-mail: phone:763-789-7227 | Established 1957, Full-service machine shop and automotive repair. They may have lost the expertise for older engines, will do all machine services but not full rebuilds on classic engines. Current vehicles have become a greater part of their business. 2020 Talk with Steve Shogren/Roger Kraemer |
Drive Line (Transmission, U-joint, Rear End) Specialist
| AA Driveline Specialties 801 North St. Anoka, MN 55303 | phone: 763-427-2385 fax: 753-242-4722 contact(s): Nick or Dale | Inhouse u-joint installation and drive shaft refurbish and balancing. Custom drive shafts. Rear end work also. |
| ADL Auto Repair and Driveshafts 7095 21st Ave. N Centerville, MN 55038 | www.adlautorepairanddriveshafts.com e-mail: adlautoreairanddriveshafts@gmail.com phone: 651-426-8700 contact: Craig Kozar – owner | Inhouse u-joint installation and drive shaft refurbish and balancing. Custom drive shafts. Restores vintage driveshafts. 2020 |
| Clutch and U-Joint Proven Force 11071 93rd Avenue N. Suite A Maple Grove, MN 55369 | www.provenforce.com e-mail: chuck@provenforce.com phone: 763-425-7474 fax: 753-242-4722 contact(s): Chuck or Al | Established 1974, full repair and fabrication abilities. Dynamic high-speed balancing to remove vibration. Manual transmission rebuilds, axle and pinion, seals. Flywheel upgrades, Clutch plates and clutches. Walk-ins welcome. 2020 Talk with John Hagen |
| Dead Lake Motors Rt. 1 Box 79A Richville, MN 56576 | email: erwest@arvig.net phone: 218-298-2423 (shop) | Takes on projects by appointment only, call before venturing north. Specializes in vehicles pre 1980. Mechanical work only, no body work. Transmission work is a specialty. 2020 Larry Berg had previously recommended. |
| Motorsport Automotive Repair 14520 Square Lake Trail Stillwater, MN 55082 | phone: 651-434-1908 contact: Bill Burch | General service but specializes in transmissions and rear axles. This is where a lot of your transmissions and rear axles have been going for repair work! Small shop, very personal service. Will inspect components and not do work if not needed. Reasonable hourly rate. Knows British stuff. 2019 Talk with Chip Lederer |
| Universal Driveline 5250 Hwy 61N White Bear Lake, MN 55110 | phone: 651-426-8715 contact: Tim | These guys are “driveshaft only”. Rebuild, balance and will build a new one if needed. Quick friendly service. 2020 |
Radiators and Repair
| Borgen Radiator Co. 312 Johnson St., NE Minneapolis, MN 55413 | phone: 612-379-2605 contact(s): Ernie Borgen, President Dan Freeman, main contact | Major radiator shop with full industrial, truck and auto repair shop. Work on all types including aluminum. Reasonably priced, superb work 2019 Talk with Dennis DeGroot. |
| Griffin Radiator 750 Estes Drive Piedmont, SC 29673 | www.Griffinrad.com phone: 800-722-3723 phone: 864-845-5000 Contact(s): | Full line of Triumph radiators built to your specification. Must purchase through dealer. JEGS is most notable dealer. |
| Hastings Radiator 1922 Vermillion St. Hasting, MN 55033 | phone: 651-437-3919 contact: Loren Swanson | Small shop providing vintage re-core and repair. Owner looking to retire after 40+ years. 2019 Talk with Christina Bigelow |
| Mora Radiator Repair 1871 260th Ave. Mora, MN 55051 | phone: 320-679-3316 | Small shop providing repair of classic car radiators.
(MSRA member 2019) 2019 |
| Milltown Radiator Repair 126 WI 35 Milltown, WI 54858 | phone: 715-825-4287 | Small shop, complete service on all radiators small to large all metals. Also do gas tank repairs. Quality brazing, re-coring and cleaning. Reasonable cost and quick. |
| MRB Radiator Repair 235 Wi-35 River Falls, WI 54022 | phone: 715-760-0751 contact(s): Mark Bjerstadt | Complete non-aluminum radiator repair. Small shop with knowledge of classic car radiator repairs. 2019 MSRA Member. 2019 Talk with Dennis DeGroot, Sherry? |
| Performance Rod and Customs (PRC) 6200 State Route 61 North P.O. Box 207 Boonville, IN 47601 | www.prchotrod.com e-mail: prcsales@aol.com phone: 812-897-5805 contact(s): John | New aluminum radiators, custom built to your specifications. All components are supplied for USA providers and assemble in their facility in Indiana. TR3 radiator $545w/o fan. Extremely high quality and attention to detail both in welding and materials. Superior to Wizard. MSRA member.
2019 Talk with Chip Lederer |
| Rays Radiator Service 8718 Lyndale Ave. S. Bloomington MN | phone: 952-888-1772 contact(s): John | Talk with Larry Berg |
| Tom’s Radiator Repair 316 W. Main St. #D Anoka, MN 55303 | https://tomsradiator.com phone: 763-427-4294 Contact(s): Tom | Local family business, 30 years of experience. Full-service cooling system provider. 2019 |
| Wizard Cooling Inc. 7135 Davis Rd West Falls, NY 14170 | www.wizardcooling.com text: 716-241-9684 phone: 716-655-6760 | All Triumph models. Highly publicized and talked about. Very informative web page. TRF is dealer. Small shop. Rumor is they have off shored some of their production. |
Carburetors Rebuild, New, Tune-up
| The Carburetor Shop 21440 Forest Blvd. N Forest Lake, MN 55025 | www.thecarbutetorshopus.com e-mail: carbshop@aol.com phone: 651-770-3505 fax: 651-770-3508 contact(s): Pat or Dave | SU, Weber, Stromberg, Mikuni Pat (the older gentleman) is the British car guy according to his son. They rebuild carburetors onsite. 30 years of service, largest shop in the Midwest. Also does complete distributor rebuilding and curve setting. Performance setting if needed. Also rebuild kits, ultrasonic cleaning. Many parts in stock. 2019 Talk with Chip Lederer |
| Dynotech Automotive 2092 Gilbert Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104 | www.dynotechauto.com phone: 651-287-0379 contact: Tim Moore | Tim Moore established this shop 1978 is the proclaimed shop guru on SU, Stromberg and Weber carburetors. They maintain a full set of appropriate equipment to clean, rebuild, test and calibrate your carburetor to your specific needs, street or performance. This is also a comprehensive service center with knowledge of all thing European. 2020 |
Distributors and Repair
| Advanced Distributors 17495 Marystown Road Shakopee, MN 55379 | http://advanceddistributors.com e-mail: jeff@advanceddistributors.com phone: 612-804-5543 fax: 651-770-3508 contact(s): Jeff Schiemmer | Distributor rebuilding and re-curving for rare, antique and collector cars. Nationally recognized. Reasonably fast turn-around. 2019 Talk with Steve Shogren, John Meier and Larry Berg and others |