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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 04:50 PM
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Looking for a reputable shop in the Tallahassee/North Florida area to help me finish up my 5.3 swap.
Everything is in place , just need help finishing up the wiring and cranking for the first time. Engine is in a 89 jeep, full frame off build no expense spared.
Work/day job has overwhelmed me and jeep project been touched in 6 months and I want to get this finished up before spring.

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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 08:11 PM
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Can you haul it? There's a guy in Mary Esther (Ft Walton Beach) that might want to do it...
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Old Feb 10, 2013 | 08:16 PM
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I can trailer it over , I also don't mind ordering a harness from painless if necessary to get the project done. Pics of the project can be found on the jeep forum as "89 yj 5.3 vortec swap" to get an idea of what he might be in for.
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 09:59 AM
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SS Performance Group LLC down by the Tallahassee airport.
850-575-0259.
They are a damn fine place to have work done that you can't handle yourself. They are an hour away from me, but they are the only people who will ever ger to touch my performance cars. They also do regular cars LOL!
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by panaceabeachbum
I can trailer it over , I also don't mind ordering a harness from painless if necessary to get the project done. Pics of the project can be found on the jeep forum as "89 yj 5.3 vortec swap" to get an idea of what he might be in for.
I passed this thread on to him, if he doesn't contact you he may be too busy...
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Old Feb 11, 2013 | 07:55 PM
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Thanks guys, I have passed SS on a few occasions and for some reason just assumed they worked on ricers. I will give them a call in the morning, I am only about an hour south
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Thanks guys, I have passed SS on a few occasions and for some reason just assumed they worked on ricers. I will give them a call in the morning, I am only about an hour south
They work on everything. There are 2 big block Chevelles in there, a 1968 Shelby GT500, An S65 AMG Mercedes, Lightnings, Trailblazer SS, Mustangs. A fair bit of cool **** in storage there. Ryan one of the employees has a1999 I think White Turbo Trans Am. He is on here as Tally TransAm
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Spoke with them today. I am loading my project in a car hauler tomorrow and heading that way before weeks end.
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Spoke with them today. I am loading my project in a car hauler tomorrow and heading that way before weeks end.
Kickass.
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Old Feb 13, 2013 | 07:20 PM
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dropped it off today, turns out Ryan has been to my machine shop a few months ago to look at suppressors, small world
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