I'm looking restore my '89 IROC from the inside out. Engine performance first, then body. Dont know much about performance upgrades, so i need a tech to work on my car to what im looking for.

 

by the way, im in the Los Angeles/Long Beach/North Orange county area.

 

Yellow pages?

Restoring a car from the inside out can be quite a daunting task.
There are quite a few threads on these forums showing what has to be, and what can be done.

My advise, start with a general tune-up.
See what you purchased, make notes of what looks good and what looks bad.

If you have to give the car to a shop for every bit of work that's going to be done to it, then I really only have one piece of advise.
Sell it.

Look for a fully restored (ask for parts/shop receipts) thirdgen and spend $15 000 on the ready car. Then enjoy it and regularly have it inspected by a friendly workshop.

If you find $15 000 steep, then stop right there. A full restore will cost way more if you have to have everything done by shops, and costs about as much as the $15 000 car, which however you could drive from the moment you purchase it, rather then having to wait for 5 or more shops to do whatever they do best, if you do the work yourself.

I heard some rumours saying that a Mexican repair and Maaco paintjob cut the price considerably. Can not give any guarantees on the quality of the work or the finished car in that case however.