Just to update my previous review....this shop is still no.1! Fair price. Great work! Glad theyre…read morethere. I appreciate a honest business.

This has been my garage for decades. I feel I am given an honest assessment on problems with the…read morecar and a fair price for fixing those problems. Though I moved a little further from this garage then I used to be, I continue to go to these folks.

Being a life long gearhead and having college level mechanic training and some machining, I take…read morereviews of places like machine shops pretty serious. From what I understand of their operations, they have different people on specific tasks. Boring and honing, facing, grinding ect. When I walk into a machine shop, it's because I have good references from other engine builders or experienced mechanics. In this case, a guy that did the porting work on my first Harley Twin Cam engine told me about them. I did some more research and found that a lot of dealerships send work to them. So, I gave them a go. That was about 5 years ago now. I will not that there are only 3 machine shops in the state that I will use. Each one has a specific talent that I use them for. Area gets all of my Harley jugs/pistons and head work. They also get head and block work on anything non race/high performance Chevy engine work. For that specific task, I have another shop that has been doing my high perf work for 30 years. The last shop only does my Harley race heads - CNC porting, polishing and valve work. Work and turnaround. These guys are machinists, not forensic mechanic scientists. If you bring them jacked up, Frankensteined parts. You will get the parts machined and replaced that are part of the specific task. Like a valve job. If I take a head in - Harley, SB Chevy, Kia ect. They are going to deal with the valves, seats, springs, retainers, umbrella seals and guides. If I take in a Kia head for a valve job and decking, that's what they do. So, I've been very happy with not having to worry about someone trying to sell me on extra services or parts. I like that... To that note, everything I have taken to them over the last 5 years has been done to top notch standards. I will say that from what I can tell, the guys in the back really know their stuff with Harleys. I can trust their advise on max overbores and such. As far as turnaround time, I have never had to wait more than a week to get jugs/pistons back or heads. That is pretty rare these days. My CNC race heads take almost 2 months to get back from the other shop. Overall, I have never had a single problem with them. I don't expect them to know every part off every engine manufacturer, nobody can specialize in everything. If I have a problem with an import part, I'll take it to an import specialist machine shop. If I have domestic parts or normal work, they will go here. In closing - My advise to anyone needing machine work done that has never experienced it is this: research what it is you are doing first, don't blindly expect someone to figure your problems out if you don't have a clue of what is going on. If you can't tear a part down to where they can take it the rest of the way, you need a qualified mechanic to fix your engine. Cheers yall.

Poor attention to detail and poor customer service! I called around to multiple Volvo specialty…read morerepair shops and they all recommended area Auto Machine for Machining Volvo engines. I brought my cylinder head for my Volvo to area Auto Parts complete with the cam cover and bolts. I clearly told area Auto Machine that I needed the cylinder head looked at closely since I don't have much Machining experience and rebuilt. It took them awhile to get the repairs done because they were backed up with other jobs. When I finally got the cylinder head back I put it on the vehicle and notice something odd about the cam and how difficult they were to turn. The vehicle also would not start so I had to take it all back apart and brought it back to area Auto Machine and after another long wait for them to get it back in the shop. They told me that the cam cover wasn't the correct cover for that engine and it didn't match up. This was something that they were supposed to look at when they were rebuilding it! They argued with me that it wasn't their fault and that it wasn't something that they normally look at even though I told them that I needed it to be looked at because I need a professional machinist experience to make sure everything was correct on this head. I asked if they would give me at least half of the expense that I paid returned to me since I paid $500 for the repairs and I would take it elsewhere to be machined. They would not give me anything in return for my troubles and continued to argue. It is very difficult to find a good machine shop that you can trust and Area auto machine is not trustworthy!

Thank you to Nick Benallo and the entire team at Lampert Hitch…read more In June I scheduled a hitch installation with UHaul that was delayed for over two months due to supply issues--totally get it, but never received updates or calls. I finally gave up and asked for some quotes from local businesses on hitch receiver installations (to carry a bike rack) for my 2018 Subaru Crosstrek. Nick from Lampert responded first thing the next morning with a more than reasonable quote, time he'd need to complete the job, and scheduling instructions. I was able to schedule a few days later, the whole installation took less than an hour and a half, and the price I paid was exactly what Nick had quoted me. Highly recommend Lampert Hitch for hitch and trailering needs!

These guys were awesome. We took our car to get a tow package "elsewhere" and they did the hitch…read morebut they couldn't do the electrical, even though they had it for 8 hours. They muttered something about it would void the warranty. Then we took it to the dealer. After 4 hours they gave up. At least they washed the car. They recommended Lambert Hitch. I emailed them with the situation, and they almost immediately responded, saying what we needed and what it would cost. So we made an appointment and took it there. The people there were amazingly friendly and helpful. I asked how long they would be, and they said it would be about an hour and a half. They called me almost exactly in an hour and a half, and they did what they said they would do. And the price was exactly what they had quoted me. These guys were awesome.

I do not recommend getting any engine work done there at all he is a scam and he does shity work. I…read morehad to build a motor for me for my truck he told me the price would be $5,000 when it was done he comes back and tells me it's going to be $6,000. Then not even 100 Mi on the motor it starts knocking in the bottom end of the engine. I told Steve about it and he says it's a performance motor there's nothing he's going to do about it. I said you're not going to honor a warranty with less than 100 Mi on a motor you just charged me $6,000 for and his response was no I'm not going to warranty it. Then I had him go through my boat motor and putting new Rings seals bearings gaskets and when I pulled off the heads he's stacked two and three washers on top of the head studs just to make it work, instead of figuring out what the problem is he Band-Aids it with washers. I do not recommend anybody going to him for work he's a scam and he will rip you off and do shity work and not even warranty it in the end.

They did a great job on my 4g63 head. Rebuilt it and machined it. Pretty fast turn around time as…read morewell! Good guys!

Stopped in a few years back to get a cylinder worked on for one of my trucks. They were prompt and…read moregot it fixed for what I thought was reasonable. They are kind of hard to get into off of I-25 and I-70 in an area called globeville. It's pretty much on the se corner of I-25 and I-70. Their shop was really clean and looks like they had a lot more capability for bigger jobs than what I needed done.

From the owner: High Quality Work Done Fast to Meet Our Customers Needs!…read more Electro-Fluid Power is a full service machine shop, specializing in hydraulic and pneumatic systems.Electro Fluid Power Company was founded in 1987. Expanding for 20 years to better serve our customers needs. We specialize in servicing hydraulics (Cylinders, Pumps, and Motors), Hydraulic Repair & Service, Cylinder Reseal & Repair, Pump Repair, Hydraulic Cylinder Repair and Custom Machining and Fabrication.No matter what you need - Cylinder Rods, Tubes, Pistons, Glands, Hydraulic Hoses, Fittings and assemblies.Electro Fluid Power is determined to get the job done right. We have the capability to custom fabricate cylinders (rods, eyes and tubes) to your needs. Custom make hydraulic hoses, with fitting assemblies in stock.