QUOTE(Tom_T @ Dec 11 2012, 04:39 PM)
Bill Brewster's shop in South OC or Otto's in Venice (LA) can check it over for you, unless the IE folks have other shop recco's out there! Unfortunately my guy in OC won't take anything but old long time customers on the 914's & other vintage VW & P-cars, etc., otherwise I'd recco him.
I don't know where you are picking up the car, but if you are near Riverside, my 914 service guy is Don Kravig, Precision Motion, at (951) 784-0425.
Some might remember Don (and his Dad, Big Don) for building some incredible 914 race cars back in the day. Even a few magazine covers about his builds.
Your I-10 route comes right past Palm Springs/Palm Desert/La Quinta area. Too soon for your overnight stop, but fuel and food maybe.
Randy