964 Refurb Time ..... Oh dear

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IMI A said:

Nice to have an old new car back. I should mention Riviera. fantastic job on our 993. Virtually concours actually won best over all car at R21 PCGB last year after 5 years and 15k miles.



https://www.rivieraautobody.co.uk

Also worth travelling for the best job at best price

Ty did mine as well. Highly recommended.

[ch3tman]

Just been alerted to this thread, thanks for the kind comments on the car; yes it's Blood Orange .

Based on my personal experience, I can highly recommend Ty at Riviera Autobody. He knows 964/993s extremely well (owns one or two) and there is always a special project taking shape at his place. To top it off - he's a gent - one of the good guys. What more could you ask for....

Notsip8 said:

Haha, I'm smitten with that colour.
Been contemplating gulf blue for sometime, but not so sure now since seeing that

Some more pics on IG (same user ID) if you need convincing.

Steve Rance said:

AnotherUsername said:

About 8 years ago I had my 993 turbo restored to as new - had a guy spend 3 days detailing it to an incredible finish and then I put it under its fitted cover in the garage.
About a month later I realised this wasn’t for me. I promptly got it back on track and ragged the arse off it. Now it has some memorable stone chips but is used as intended.
Cover has never been near the car since!

Great post.

How many owners spend more time washing or polishing their cars than they do driving and enjoying them I wonder. How many potentially fantastic road trips or track days are ruined through the stress of a stone chip or - god forbid - the possibility of rain.

Very true. I promised myself I'd continue to use mine as a daily, across all seasons, after the paint work. Life is too short.

[Jerryberry]

Thanks for all the comments and advice . I have contacted Riviera , Autobody Technic and GTR Motorsport and i will keep you all posted . It will be interesting .

[ditchvisitor]

Tony at GTR is incredible and the attention to detail on. bodywork repairs is 2nd to none, he has done some work on my GT3. Ty at Riviera is also excellent and as has been mentioned above has also done some really top work.

[IMI A]

It would be very nice to hear the prices you are quoted from all 3 of these paint shops and who you move forward with as its great marketing for whoever does it on PH. I'm thinking of a new project

[ras62]

The problem getting quotes for work is its almost certain not to be accurate. If the car hasn't been stripped down recently then what should take a few hours may take a few days. How many metal repairs are needed and where are they on the car? Are the wings coming off? How many new parts are needed, there are literally hundred's just on the rear PU alone. Will light be replaced? What paint system do they use and why, costs vary enormously.

[IMI A]

True but all will have a rough estimate and you'll get an idea on cost difference between the three. I'm not expecting much variance but lets see. Also I've not been to Riviera or Gt Classics so be interesting to hear what their paint facilities are like.

[rufusgti]

I'm not sure where in South Wales you are, but I'm in Cardiff and met a chap recently in Ponty who has recently had a full resto on his very special 964. I looked over the car and was very impressed with the finish. I know the shop wasn't local but it may be worth speaking to him, it's always nice to see the finished product while also hearing from a customers experience.
Pm me and I can pass on the contact if that's something you're interested in.

[Jerryberry]

Hi rufusgti thank you for your message I am very happy to Pm you but I don't know how ..or for that matter put photos in . Any help there would be much appreciated.

[rufusgti]

Jerryberry said:

Hi rufusgti thank you for your message I am very happy to Pm you but I don't know how ..or for that matter put photos in . Any help there would be much appreciated.

I've just emailed you some details.

[avaF1]

yes.............update.....................?

IMI A said:

It would be very nice to hear the prices you are quoted from all 3 of these paint shops and who you move forward with as its great marketing for whoever does it on PH. I'm thinking of a new project

[IMI A]

Very interested to hear rankings in terms of their initial estimates.

[IMI A]

Bump

[Griffith500]

Was a new thread started about this or did the OP just disappear?

It would be nice to see the outcome.

[Ocho]

No follow up by the OP anywhere on PH