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Did you happen to get any responses to your query? I am in the Seattle area (Woodinville) and have a 72 that I would like to completely fix-up. I would really appreciate any recommendations. I am looking for somebody who can do a quality job and has early Z experience.

Thank you all for your advice. I will take all of this into consideration as I try to figure out how to handle this situation.

I have a '72 240Z which my brother-in-law has been holding for me for 12 years or so. I suspect it has been stored outside and it was not running that well when I gave it to him. I would like get it from there (Sacramento) to here (Seattle, WA), which is about 1,000 miles. My plan is to completely rebuild the car once I get it up here, but it occurs to me that I might as well have some work done on it down there so I can drive it up instead of working out how to trailer/ship it up. Can anyone suggest an honest/reliable shop in the Sacramento area that could handle working on my car, considering that I have not seen it in years? That is, I will have to be able to trust the shop to make repairs that I can't actually verify are required. Perhaps even have the engine & transmission rebuild done in Sacramento if that makes sense. I am just trying to control some costs here, as I realize I could find a better car at a better price if I looked around. This was my first car and I'd love to be able to get it back on the road. I do have friends in Folsom that can help to coodinate repairs if need be. I appreciate any adivce.