[Rich Z]

Good luck in your search. There are a apparently some supposedly "qualified" Corvette techs here and there, but when the pedal goes to the metal, you find out that they are just singing you a tune and trying to "wing it" as best they can, hoping you know less about it than they do, and won't notice their incompetence. The older the model year, the more difficult of a position you find yourself in.

Hate to have to say this, but I believe your best bet is to educate yourself as best you can, and try to do the work yourself. Chances are, you won't do any worse than some of the guys who will take your money and wind up not doing any better than you could have yourself.

I had to find a non-Corvette tech that appears to be competent and conscientious in whatever work he does, so at least I feel I can trust him to figure out what needs to be done and do it to the best of his ability. But I believe this kind of person is very rare to find.