AA vs RD, Preferred source for fixing the hell hole. Options

[Wadesbrain]

Before I spend a few thousand bucks, where is the preferred source for sheet metal? I'd like to know where and why you like your choice.

[dr914@autoatlanta.com]

we made all of the original tooling for the parts and paid heavily for it. The OLD restoration design STOLE our tooling (the old guy Bill was a convicted cocaine trafficker and child molester). Then he sold the company to Mike who IS a good guy. SO all of the parts that I solely designed and knew the exact and size they needed to be to repair the rust were now in the hands of the new firm and I could do nothing. SO I had to remake all of the tooling and restamp the parts. Some of them were even improved from then.
Thankfully Mike is in the business so has been able to economically make even more 914 sheetmetal and rust repair parts for the market. So although there is duplication, Mike and I try not to make anything the other is planning. Mike buys from us and we buy from him parts that each other makes and it is a good relationship. (for example Mike makes a left engine shelf that we buy (it never really rusted early on, so we never made it and had plenty of good used ones.). We made the GT flares, and Mike buys them from us. Works well

We have several new 914 sheet metal pieces in the works and so does Mike, but neither will duplicate what the other is making in this small market

Before I spend a few thousand bucks, where is the preferred source for sheet metal? I'd like to know where and why you like your choice.