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02-01-2016, 06:35 PM
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WHO WORKS ON YOUR PONTIAC?
As my health continues to decline,I find it impossible to find a garage or a person to work on my car! Either a garage or TRUSTWORTHY person! Anyone else have this problem as we are getting older and doing our own work is physically impossible?
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02-01-2016, 06:42 PM
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Its hard to find a general garage that will work on older stuff. If they don't have a place to plug in a OBD scanner, they don't want to mess with it. There are a few older technicians that will work on them on their off hours. Ask around your local car guys and try to get some names.
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02-01-2016, 06:58 PM
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Me.
I couldn't afford it otherwise.
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 frittering and wasting the hours in an off hand way.... 1969 GTO, 455ci, 230/236 Pontiac Dude's "Butcher Special" Comp hyd roller cam with Crower HIPPO solid roller lifters, Q-jet, Edelbrock P4B-QJ, Doug's headers, ported 6X-8 (97cc) heads, TKO600, 3.73 geared Eaton Tru-Trac 8.5", hydroboost, rear disc brakes......and my greatest mechanical feat....a new heater core. 
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02-01-2016, 08:03 PM
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What I don't work on, a friend who owns a shop does. He does some resto work, general repairs, drag races a Mustang, along with his dad.
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02-01-2016, 08:08 PM
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02-01-2016, 08:21 PM
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I have to do all my own work otherwise I'd be better off taking a stack of c-notes and setting them on fire.
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02-01-2016, 08:37 PM
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Besides, there are garages today out there will rip you off or steal what you have. Last garage I went to ripped me off for $322.00 for a windshield wiper motor for the GTO.
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02-01-2016, 08:59 PM
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I did leave out that I really enjoy the mechanic end of it.
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frittering and wasting the hours in an off hand way.... 1969 GTO, 455ci, 230/236 Pontiac Dude's "Butcher Special" Comp hyd roller cam with Crower HIPPO solid roller lifters, Q-jet, Edelbrock P4B-QJ, Doug's headers, ported 6X-8 (97cc) heads, TKO600, 3.73 geared Eaton Tru-Trac 8.5", hydroboost, rear disc brakes......and my greatest mechanical feat....a new heater core.
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02-01-2016, 09:12 PM
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MPD is the man. I am the luckiest guy in the world. The best wife and the best friend. Love them both.
  
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02-01-2016, 09:14 PM
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I am located in Dayton, OH. If you are in Northern KY., I would be happy to help you out . If you want to PM me with your specific needs, possibly I can do the work for you. I own a small fleet management shop but do fill-in work on cool cars, mostly Pontiacs that interest me.
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02-01-2016, 09:27 PM
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I do all my work on my cars but I have a buddy who is an old time mechanic and a large percentage of his work is on old cars. Here's an average summer day at the shop. Too bad you're not close to Joysey.
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02-01-2016, 09:58 PM
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Im very lucky.I have a great friend for 50 years that built my 63 Lemans who was Tyrees wrench and car builder.Also have a local racer who is very good at stuff most people cant figure out.I have given up on engine assm work and have 3 reliable guys to use.Tom
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02-01-2016, 10:07 PM
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I'm still OK with almost anything on my goat that doesn't involve engine work. I have a Pontiac buddy locally who is a good mechanic... and he's 13 years younger than I am. He's my heavy-lifting partner, especially when my arthritic shoulder is acting up. My engine guru is a bit of a ride away, but he knows Pontiacs inside and out. Always worth the trip. Plus, Tri-Power Automotive is just up the road in Libertyville when I run into something I can't or don't want to handle. Happens every once in a while, and they're good guys. I feel very fortunate to have so many helpers so close, and I'd have been in big trouble without all the help I've gotten on this forum.
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02-01-2016, 10:08 PM
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The things my docs will still allow me to do, I do. Everything else my BIL, Joe, does.
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02-01-2016, 10:47 PM
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I retired from being a mechanic after 30 years. I found an easier job. I still do my own work with some help from my sons though I have to depend on them more and more. When I was it the car business it was easier to find places to do the stuff you couldn't. I have been out of it long enough that I don't know where to get work done. It kills me to pay someone to do something I could do if I had the equipment. Like balancing tires, $50 to balance 4 tires!!!!!
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02-02-2016, 01:25 AM
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most areas, even rural like me have "Hot Rod Mechanics".... just need to find them. Often they don't have public shops or signs out. Ask local car guys at the next local show....
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02-02-2016, 01:47 AM
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I have one mechanic for my Lemans and another for all other modern cars. The Lemans guy is great and is big time into classic muscle and the other is really good and most importantly an honest guy. Took me a while to find them when I moved here from TX but after a couple tries I found these guys. I would love to do more myself but severe back injury prevents me from doing a lot of it. What I can do myself I really enjoy.
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02-02-2016, 02:54 AM
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A lot of the street rod guys have shops and if you don't need restoration work they can be very helpful. They are very good at knowing what will work if you can't find the correct part. Just don't ask them for "numbers matching stuff". They are also a lot more friendly than some of the "stock restored" guys that I've met.
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02-02-2016, 09:21 AM
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I do my own. Been taken in past so I do not know who to trust around here for major repairs.
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02-02-2016, 10:20 AM
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I have a friend here who helps me work on my Pontiacs. He has been racing Pontiacs for years. Really good to have someone with all that knowledge.
Here is a pic of his car at Butlers event a few years ago.
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