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Steven · 09-20-2019, 07:28 AM

My father recently gave me his 1973 Corvette as an early inheritance. In brief, can someone recommend a mechanic for it?

In detail, the car stalled out and left me stranded. I put my faith in a mechanic that said they could work on it but, they've fouled it up. They replaced the intake manifold and carb and then said they needed to replace the distributor, as well.

But, they claimed there just weren't any distributors that would work with my original tach so they'd just attach one to the dash. I objected and started sending them internet links to acceptable distributors.

They also argued that a points distributor was no good and would have to be adjusted/fixed every two months. I interpreted that as, "I don't know how to work on points," and agreed to let them proceed with an alternative that would work with the original tachometer.

Anyway, the mechanic said he found a distributor to use and would get it done. A day or two later, another phone call from them. Oh, the key switch on the Corvette doesn't have constant power so, they ran a toggle switch into the passenger compartment to, "turn the distributor on."

It semi-runs now and I've got it away from that mechanic. I'm not proud of myself for letting this happen but, does anyone know of a mechanic who can sort this out?

09-20-2019, 07:28 AM	#1
Steven Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 2 Name :	1973 Corvette Mechanic in Jacksonville My father recently gave me his 1973 Corvette as an early inheritance. In brief, can someone recommend a mechanic for it? In detail, the car stalled out and left me stranded. I put my faith in a mechanic that said they could work on it but, they've fouled it up. They replaced the intake manifold and carb and then said they needed to replace the distributor, as well. But, they claimed there just weren't any distributors that would work with my original tach so they'd just attach one to the dash. I objected and started sending them internet links to acceptable distributors. They also argued that a points distributor was no good and would have to be adjusted/fixed every two months. I interpreted that as, "I don't know how to work on points," and agreed to let them proceed with an alternative that would work with the original tachometer. Anyway, the mechanic said he found a distributor to use and would get it done. A day or two later, another phone call from them. Oh, the key switch on the Corvette doesn't have constant power so, they ran a toggle switch into the passenger compartment to, "turn the distributor on." It semi-runs now and I've got it away from that mechanic. I'm not proud of myself for letting this happen but, does anyone know of a mechanic who can sort this out?