Recommendation for a shop in NOLA

[splitz]

I am transferring to Marine Forces Reserve, and I am contemplating bringing my busted up XJ. It needs a lot of TLC, but the one thing beyond my capabilities is replacing the transmission (I tried and ended up stripping one of the inverted torx bolts).

Anyway, if I bring it down there, then dropping off the Jeep at a shop to get work done is priority #1. Any recommendations for a shop that won't kill me on the swap?

 

[Cottontail]

To get from Northern VA to New Orleans you have to travel through Knoxville and Chattanooga. Lots of members in those two cities that I bet would give you a hand to do it in a driveway one day en route - or go a couple hours out of your way and arrange a wrenchfest in the Nashville area.

Way too many members with way too much knowledge and experience to not consider that route before paying someone to do it.

 

[PacificEd]

Or if you want to pay a shop to do it and do it right, check with Rock Solid Off Road Fab in Chattanooga. Tyler does great work.

 

[splitz]

Cottontail - I love the idea, and I would love to stop over somewhere and have a wrenchfest. I'm just not sure how keen someone would be in helping out a jeeper just passing through.

 

[highspeed]

Cottontail - I love the idea, and I would love to stop over somewhere and have a wrenchfest. I'm just not sure how keen someone would be in helping out a jeeper just passing through.

Happens all the time. How do you think half of us make it off the trails::

If you happen to come near Huntsville, AL.....I would be more than happy to help you out. Hell, we could go to Redstone Arsenal and put that sucker on a lift at the auto shop and get it done quick like.

Anything for a comrade-in-arms who is also an XJ man!

 

[splitz]

@highspeed - Ha! True, I have done some trail repairs for people I didn't know. Huntsville is not that big of a detour. There are some logistics we'd have to work out and I'd need to find an AW4 in the area. Hmm....