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This is a thread I'll start to keep the 'public' updated on our progress.
We are busy moving in equipment, and setting up general 'shop' and the office setup. If anyone is interested in seeing a first glimpse of what is in store, or is just up for some free food, feel free to give my cell a jingle. (651) 216-9721.

Some Shop info:
phone: (763) 427-9800
fax: (763) 427-2800
Address:
13915 Radium ST NW Unit C
Ramsey, MN 55303
Hours of operation:
9-6 M-F
Saturday 10-4


Any questions or concerns can be posted, or just feel free to pop in and ask.
Take care all.
-The Management.
John LaCroix
Josh Swanberg
Ryan Etheridge

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Congrats!

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free food yummy! calling soon j/k lol no seriously calling you soon (cant wait for the food). I will come by and check it out

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Good luck with the new shop Josh. I will have to stop by sometime to check it out.

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Good luck Im glad to here you went with the shop in Ramsey. It will be nice and close to me so Im shure I'll be stoping by alot.

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Again, congrats guys! Stopped by the other day so check it out and it's a very nice location/site.

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Thanks for all the support guys.

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Gratz guys! I will have to swing by after work sometime. I think I know one of your neighbors!

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Congrats guys!

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So is this a DSM only shop? Are you a full retail, fabrication, etc. shop?

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I was very impressed with the shops location, size, condition, etc. Glad to help out too! I'll probably come by again later this week if you still need help.

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No we are not a DSM only shop. Although we do have lots of experience with them. We are willing to make most anything you bring us faster or better. We will be retailing parts, installing, fabrication work on roll cages, FIMC's, etc. and motor work also. Thanks for asking!

Ryan

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Could nawztrous be in the future for the VTEC? Could be ;)

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We are also looking into being a full nitrous retailer with a nitrous fill station.
Busy today working on shelving/figuring out the wiring. Hopefully we'll be 90% equiped and operational by friday.
Thanks again all for the support, and a special thanks to Chris H and DJ for coming out and help on the move in.

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Congrats and good luck.

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We drove by today on the way back from my sister's. It looks like it would be a great location & nice setup. I can't wait to stop by when you guys are actually there so I can see the inside. :)

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Can't wait to see the shop. Good luck!

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So does my motor get to be the first motor out the door?

Also looking for Fluidyne and pro2000 in the near future after the wedding.

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How soon are you expecting to have a pricing structure in place?

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Brian, I would expect it to be. As of now it just needs a few finishing touches and then assembly. It is also currently the only motor we are doing.

As for the parts/pricing, we are not fully set up with our vendors yet. So a fair amount of it is depends on them. I would expect some/most to be set by June 10th thought.

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Vendor relations and pricing structure will be actively worked on at the start of next week. We are probably 2-3 weeks out from billing/setting up work, due to the city of ramsey. Doesn't mean we can't start a few projects (like johns car which doesn't need to be billed, ryan's, etc., or brian's motor as that has already been paid for on a side deal, which john is starting to work on monday at the latest).
Hopefully we can have like a dsmstyle bbq or something around July 1st for a grand opening.

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I'm a little busy at the moment and won't have time to stop by, can you send down some of the free food? :D

Good luck on the venture.

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Best of Luck tp both Swanny & Co!

Hope to get a look at your new shop & bottle station in the coming weeks!

You have any kind of ballpark on $/lb yet?


Regards,


Howie

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nice I will have to stop by soon
you are not to far from the painball shop I play at
we are of sunfish and bunker at 6651 141st ave nw

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We are damm near on the corner of sunfish and bunker, which building is it (same one as progressive/harley place)?

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we are right off off bunker if you take a left from sunfish on to bunker and then take the firts left on to azrite and first right onto 141st were in the new buildings there

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I will be building Brian's motor first thing this week and first project in the shop.

~John

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Congrats Guys I will stop by soon.

Also you may want to check to see what the correct address (street) is over there. It might not come up on mapquest etc.

I actually think it might be industry ave. or industrial blvd over there.

Dan

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I have played at the paintball place there too. It it across the street on the north side of the building with the large silos.

Very cool on the shop, I'll have to stop by when I am in town for my brothers wedding 3-10th of July.

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INTERNET!
We also have our 3 phase and 208v power run, woot!
Guys, when you 'mapquest' us use this addy:
6250 Industry AVE Suite #213
Ramsey, MN 55303

our REAL address is:
6250 Bunker Lake BLVD NW Suite #213
Ramsey, MN 55303.

Mapquest isn't onboard with the name change, usps knows, ups knows, fed-ex doesn't, go figure ::shrugs::.

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so swanny congratrs.... ever gonna reply to my email???

cc

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Congrats guys.
Ya'll are up near my new pad. I'll deffinetly have to swing by and check it out.

-Brian-

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I think Allan & I actually drove by your house (not sure if you moved yet) when we were up visiting their new shop. So you'll have to post up if you are still going to have a party so we know if it was the right place :)

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you pm'd me? emailed me?
try swanny09@yahoo.com, lse-performance.com isn't up and running quiet yet, so no email...

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just got home from LSE performance and i must say defiently a nice shop, and there are going to be some good things going coming out of there. Including a AWD Spyder ;)
Thanks for the props, and thanks again for stopping by.

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Uhhh, I haven't received my food yet...........

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Well our air system should be wrapped up today. The welding stuff is all taken care of as well. Just have to figure out a few storage situations, finish the press, wait for the bender to show up, wait for the lathe to show up, wait for the nitrous fill station to show up, and wait for my permits to show up ;).
That being said, the projected opening date of July 1st should be a go.
We have a few wild and crazy projects coming down the pipeline so stayed tuned!

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Bender, as in mandrel bender?

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For roll cage and other chassis component forming, up to 2.5" diameter, down to .065" wall thickness, we can also do square tubing as well.

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Update:
As long as the application goes through, and the fire inspector tells me the okay, we should be able to open July 1st.
Mill- installed, and operational as a glorified drill press. We are waiting on our clamp set, collet set, and rotating table so we can begin to offer it in tandem with turbo porting.
Lathe- operational, some parts are coming for it.
Mandrel Pipe Bender- Should be here Wednesday, 6/29/05, and operational by July 1st. This is a bender designed for roll cage tubing, not exhaust and intercooler piping. It doesn't run a from on the inside, its a hand deal, but will work very nicely for its purpose (custom roll cage fabrication and chassis component fabrication). It doesn't kink, and it isn't one of those harbor freight units.
Lift- Works Great
Air- Thats all operational.
Website-works
The only things that are not here and installed are the Nitrous Fill Station and the Mandrel Pipe Bender (for roll cage/chassis tubing).

The Bender should be up and running for the July 1st opening date, Nitrous Fill Station might not be operational until July 15th.

We are actively working on pricing structures and pricing for labor. The pricing structure and labor rates are 99% finalized and should be published by July 1st. Parts pricing is an ongoing process, and to all prospective customers, I appreciate your patience, it should not take much longer.

Take care all, thanks for the time.