914-6 Restoration, Bringing my Late fathers 6 back to life and need advice Options

[Rockshredder]

Good evening everyone,

My Late father gave me his 914-6 before he passed. Unfortunately the car has sat dormant for the past 25 years.
The Good ; it is a legit 6 bought new by my father in 1970. Everything is original. All numbers match
The Bad ; because it sat for 25 years the engine, tranny, calipers, brake lines, and pretty much everything will need to be rebuilt or replaced.
The Ugly ; there is a fair amount of rust in the hellhole area underneath the battery tray, including the battery tray. I see the rust also flowed down to the floor near where the drain from the engine compartment drains. There was also rust on the body, however I sanded it down to stop it from getting deeper.

The car has been in the family longer than I have, so my sole intent is to keep the car and restore it back to its showroom condition. Definitely not interested in selling, sentimental reasons.
I am looking for advice on where to take the engine for rebuild, where to get the tranny rebuilt, where to purchase calipers or caliper seals, where to purchase 914 parts to start the process.
Who would be a amazing sheet metal guy/girl that can tackle the hellhole and other areas needing attention? A good body shop with rotisserie for bodywork and paint after sheet metal is completed.
I am in the Las Vegas area, I can transport the car anywhere in the southwest area if there is an incredible shop that can complete the project. Or if there is an incr3dible shop in the Las Vegas area that can handle this project please let me know. I don’t think I want to send it to Atlanta to the Porsche Factory restoration shop, however if you tell me that’s the best bet, then I will consider it.
Thank you in advance for any advice and information.

[flyer86d]

It’s great that you want to restore your Dad’s -6! If you farm out the whole car, you will get the car back someday. I am not putting down folks in the business but I owned and operated a shop for a bunch of years. My advise is to figure out what you can do yourself and farm out the rest. There are many excellent folks on this board.

For example, I am restoring the -6 that I have owned for 41 years. I recently had the car painted professionally. While can do it myself, I would never get to it in my time left. I can rebuild most everything else and I will. I enjoy building my own engines and will do this one. I don’t enjoy fussy assembly work.

So, run it like a project and follow the progress so it doesn’t get pushed into the corner of the shop. Best of luck.

Charlie