I just inherited/got for Christmas a '51 (?) Champion pickup. The
previous owner (my uncle) had just been finishing up an engine rebuild
and a 12v conversion, and a few other tweaks when he fell ill.
Consequently, the pickup has been sitting in a garage in Scottsdale for
the past four years, about 90% finished.

I am a "weekend mechanic" of sorts, but almost all my experience is with
tractors and farm equipment. While I suppose I COULD finish the work
myself, I don't really have the time, and as slow as I'd be, I'd rather
just pay somebody else to do it for me. Therefore, I would like to find
a mechanic in the Phoenix area to get the truck drivable so I can work
on the rest of the little details at my leisure.

Currently the truck runs. Kinda. The engine was rebuilt, installed, and
that's it; it was never tuned. From what I can tell, all it really needs
is post-rebuild tuning; timing adjusted, carb adjusted, etc. The valves
are also pretty noisy; I assume they need some adjustment as well. The
wiring is a mess, too; it looks like it was just thrown together
temporarily to get the truck running (but this is something I can take
care of myself).

I was hoping I might get some recommendations here on where to take my
new truck to get it running smoothly; I like it a lot, and I am
seriously considering using it as a daily driver (given that I don't
usually travel that far from home, I'm not THAT concerned about
reliability).

Thanks very much.