It followed me home and I'm keeping it!

There are lots of serious hot rod guys in Washington, wet side and dry side. Join the HAMB, and look for member Chris... he'll be able to tell you the good Washington shops for engine work, etc. Also look for McTim64, he's the Y-block guru, he runs an early 60's F100 that's run near 150mph at Bonneville. He's in central California.