i need a job

Playboy photographer.

I know the guy who manages our city's Vehicle Maintenance Yard; spends a lot of time "testing" his mechanics' work on the PD Crown Vics as well as the trash trucks, etc.
Since he (30 years ago) had a pretty big reputation for building quarter milers (he just had his original 67 'Cuda chassis "restored" to it's 70's track shape, and did the powertrain himself); he still side-jobs engine/tranny/axle work on weekends.
I've already arranged to get the Cougar over to him for tuning when I've finally gotten her engine's top-end done. Partially because Cleveland's are the only Ford engines he really likes; and partially because I babysat his kids back when I was a teen. OBTW, I was his grandson's first Scoutmaster; that might have helped, too.