Hi, new to this forum. I hope someone can lead me in the right direction here.
I am looking for a experinced LT1 mechanic in NJ that is priced decently. I have a 1994 TA GT 6spd that I would like to get back on the road. It has not been driven in 5+ years. It is a whole long story of why it has been off so long but it has been in the garage, covered. I will be 30 years old in 3 weeks, and for my gift my wife is giving me getting the TA back in the road. I have had this car since I was 19 and on June 22 I will be 30. It is the 1st real car I ever bought myself, and still has only 57,000 miles. Most of those miles were driving back and forth to Kansas fron NJ when I was in the Army. I can see alot of people knock the LT1 over the LS1 but that car is still fun. There were several solo trips where I drove the car at 120+ miles an hour for hundreds of miles in the middle of the night. All this with the car bone stock. About five years ago I had a shop in NJ put headers and exhaust on the car. When I got the car back the intake was leaking. They denied it saying thats how it came. To make a long story short I replace the intke manifold gasket, had everything back together. I was hooking up the last hose to the radiator and the nipple snapped off. I drained the all the coolant out of the system pulled the radiator, alternator, and a/c and then life got in the way. The car is in the same position it has been for the last 4 1/2 years.
At this point I am sure that there are other issues. I/e gas in the tank for 5+ years, optispark, battery, etc.

Any good recomm. who be a big help. I am located in South River, NJ. This
is in middlesex county near New Brunswick.

Thanks,
Alex

 

Syphon the tank, replace the gaskets (top/bottom end) and put some fresh fluids in and a new radiator if you need it. You should be good to go... I have a great machinist down my way (cumberland county) but are you really looking to pull the motor and get a complete rebuild?

 

No limit performance in morganville off of 79 in monmouth county has worked on my LT1. They do good work, they do everything from motors to trans to rears.

 

i would just siphon the tank, probably replace the fuel pump as it is probably gunked up, and try starting it.

 

Go sign up over on www.njfboa.org. You'll probably find a few guys there more than willing to help for a case of beer or two.