Wrenches down.
Trucks out the door.
The working shop for daily drivers, classic iron, and LS-swapped beasts. No upsells. No dealer games. Posted prices. Honest hours.
Keep it running.
- Oil. Brakes. Tires. Done right.
- Diagnostics & A/C, no fishing
- Subaru, Honda, Ford, Chevy - all welcome
- See our work
Bring the steel back.
- Frame-off, done the right way
- Muscle cars & honest classic trucks
- Restomods & straight-shot PPIs
- See our work
Build something that hits.
- LS, Coyote, Hemi - we do them all
- One-off fab & true dual exhaust
- Dyno-tuned. Dialed in. Signed off.
- See our work
Straight shop. No games.
No commission. No fishing. No flat-rate book hiding behind your invoice. Just the work, the hours, and the bill - same way every time.
Posted Hourly Rate
Pinned on the wall. Same for everybody.
No Commission Games
Techs paid by the hour, not your wallet.
Bring Your Parts
Bolt-on labor. No parts markup theater.
Veteran-Owned
Built on standard. Held to it.
What South Dakota says.
"Half what the dealer wanted. Done in three days. Found my shop for life."
- Jared M.
"Brought my own tires. No attitude. No markup games. In and out."
- Steph K.
"LS-swapped my C10. Came in $400 under quote. Truck absolutely rips."
- Doug R.
What an LS swap really costs.
Real parts. Real hours. Real builds out of our bay - not a marketer's guess. Three tiers, line items, and what blows the budget.
LS Swap Cost Guide
Three real build tiers. Parts lists. Hours. What blows the budget. Written by the guys with grease on their hands - not a marketer.
The 1776 Promise.
Six lines. We mean every one.
- Written estimate before a wrench turns.
- No upsells. Ever.
- Shop rate posted on the wall.
- We bolt on the parts you bring.
- Written warranty on every job.
- Honest timelines. Real updates.
From the South Dakota shop floor.
Based in South Dakota. We work on what rolls in - daily commuters, weekend builds, fleet trucks, and the project that's been sitting in your garage for two years.
South Dakota
Bring it in.
We'll take care of it.
Call. Book. Or text us a photo of what's broken - we'll tell you straight.