I have a dilemma - I took my '78 280Z to a "friend"s mechanic where he quoted me a very low price to almost completely rebuild the engine. About two months later (when he told me it would be two weeks), he tells me that he doesn't have time to finish it, and I am left with a partially complete engine with all other components in the engine compartment torn out. It still requires fuel rail, injectors, hoses, valve cover, pulleys, intake, A/C, etc. I have all the parts I need (I think... except for the fuel rail which I have located).
So here's my question - does anyone know of a shop (or individual) in the Middle Tennessee area that could finish this clusterf@$%& in a reasonable amount of time without charging me an arm and a leg? I'm pretty good at finding parts and researching what I need, but I have nowhere near the mechanical expertise to attempt to finish this thing. To add to it all, I'm driving my dad's spare truck while I attempt to get this car running - and he's getting a bit irritated that I've had it so long.