Real time request for information: Jacksonville Land Cruiser shop

[Malleus]

EDIT: any recommendations for a Land Cruiser qualified shop east of Raleigh?

I just received an email from the land of the rising sun, asking for a shop recommendation. Apparently someone in Jacksonville, who has never heard of mud (what?) has ordered a long block for a HJZ77 and is fielding questions from the local shop that makes us think they haven't a clue.

Does anyone have a personal recommendation for a shop in or near Jacksonville that has the experience with 80s that can perform an engine swap?

@Engineer8000 Russ, any thoughts?

 

[gasman4u]

I’d tell them to see how far it is to Trollhole or otramm?

That’s not a job you want to have to fix what they repaired. I say this after spending a fair bit of money before finding a good shop with @Trollhole

 

[JohnVee]

I'll second Trollhole and I'm not sure @OTRAMM will work on that. Perhaps @cruisermatt ? At least he's in FL.

 

[cruisermatt]

Jacksonville Florida or NC??

 

[Malleus]

NC. That's why I posted it here.

My hope was someone on the coast , or near it, has seen a Land Cruiser, at least in passing, and knows it from a '69 Chevelle.

The fallback is we have a HAMOM at my house in a couple of weeks (I'm waaay closer than either Trollhole's or OTRAMM's). I have one guest wrencher at present. Buckle up...

 

[JohnVee]

There's a Jacksonville, NC??? Who knew?

 

[Engineer8000]

I just received an email from the land of the rising sun, asking for a shop recommendation. Apparently someone in Jacksonville, who has never heard of mud (what?) has ordered a long block for a HJZ77 and is fielding questions from the local shop that makes us think they haven't a clue.

Does anyone have a personal recommendation for a shop in or near Jacksonville that has the experience with 80s that can perform an engine swap?

@Engineer8000 Russ, any thoughts?

Sorry, I don't know anyone in Jacksonville. If it was an F engine I could try to help, I know nothing about the H engines.

 

[Engineer8000]

Jacksonville is the home of Camp Lejeune. Years ago you could cut through the base, nice drive. I don't think you can anymore, its been at least 10 years since I was up that way.

 

[JohnVee]

Jacksonville is the home of Camp Lejeune. Years ago you could cut through the base, nice drive. I don't think you can anymore, its been at least 10 years since I was up that way.

Ahhh. I was an Army brat, so I’m not really up on that.

 

[Malleus]

@mudgudgeon we'll need some diesel wisdom, if this happens at my place. Nothing definite yet, just throwing it out there.

 

[mudgudgeon]

@mudgudgeon we'll need some diesel wisdom, if this happens at my place. Nothing definite yet, just throwing it out there.

Wisdom you say?! You get the right member?

Let me know. Might be a possibility

Google maps shows 5hr 45min to jacksonville NC, 6hr40min to Jacksonville FL.

 

[Malleus]

We're doing this in Charlotte, if we do it.

 

[Malleus]

That's a statement on how corrupt NCDOT is: you can drive to Florida as fast as you can drive to NC's own coast...unless you live in Raleigh, of course. Case in point: do you know why I-85 is concrete and I-77 is asphalt? I-77 doesn't go to Raleigh. Don't get me started on why I-40 isn't open.

 

[gasman4u]

That's a statement on how corrupt NCDOT is: you can drive to Florida as fast as you can drive to NC's own coast...unless you live in Raleigh, of course. Case in point: do you know why I-85 is concrete and I-77 is asphalt? I-77 doesn't go to Raleigh. Don't get me started on why I-40 isn't open.

Aren’t interstates federally funded?

(Meant for troop movement/airstrips/etc)

 

[mudgudgeon]

We're doing this in Charlotte, if we do it.

Definitely more doable from here

 

[Malleus]

Aren’t interstates federally funded?

(Meant for troop movement/airstrips/etc)

Yes, partially, but the states determine when and where the money is spent. On paper, NC has more miles of state owned road than any other state in the union, because NCDOT claims most of the roads in the state.