Body and rust repair, looking for 914 person Los Angeles! Options

[mgphoto]

Hello,
I have been trying to find someone who knows 914's in the Los Angeles area.

I had an accident a few weeks ago, damaged the front (see images).
I have been collection the parts for the repair. I have been asking everyone around here for a shop that knows 914's but not much luck, mostly 911 shops.









Along with the front end damage, I have a few rust issues that need to be addressed.

I found shops that are willing to do the front end repair but not the rust damage.

One of the shops would not touch the car unless I did a full rotisserie restoration. I don't have the funds for that extensive a project.

The rust is concentrated in the outer longs area (see images)






















I am pretty competent with the 914 mechanicals. I have owned this car for 31 years and have been wrenching it myself, (only other person to do any work on the car in 30+ years is the guy I trust to do my wheel alinements).
I am trying to find someone close to the Los Angeles area that has done this before and knows 914's hopefully as well as I do.
Thanks in advance for any info you may have.
Mike

[ThePaintedMan]

I've seen enough incredible restorations here on cars that were just as bad if not worse (Search Digging into Hell, or John's (FourBlades) restos), to know that any car *can* be saved. The question for you is what is it worth to do so?

If it's truly sentimental value, you'll throw as much money as it as you feel is necessary to save it, whether the rest of us feel it is worth it or not.

If you are on a budget that will not allow you to take it to someone who can do the repairs correctly for you, your only option will be to read, read, read the many restorations on here, buy a welder, and do it yourself. If you succeed, the sentimental value of the car will only grow and you might be able to enjoy the car for another 30 years as you hope.

That being said, I think the amount of miles you've gotten out of a 3K investment 31 years ago means the car has done it's job and led a good life. If you have plenty of pictures, then you already have what you need to move on to another tub and be happy.

No one here will be able to convince you out of something that you truly want to do, so do what your heart tells you, but make sure your pocketbook can support it.