964 Refurb Time ..... Oh dear

[Jerryberry]

First time of posting and filled with a little trepidation . A little background to set the scene.
I purchased my 1989 964 4 Slate Grey in 2016 at the peak of prices and being promised solid no rust etc etc , the car had been resprayed looked lovely and had had a full engine rebuild at 96k ,Dansk exhaust and drove well .I LOVED IT .. sold my B8 RS4 avant quickly and bought it. A few glitches along the way, not really sold what was described but I was in love with the thing. Hand in pocket I had the suspension geo done at CenterGravity , new boots , wipers, sunroof overhauled , New Porsche classic head unit, dreaded 4 wheel drive PDAS/ABS unit replaced (so expensive I wasn't expecting that one ) and a few other things as you go along .
5 years in and a little wiser having now read a couple of great detailed threads for others , Chief, Silver Surfer, and Paul 284 all very good , many thanks for all the amazing pictures and insight . I realise I probably could have done things differently. However there really not very many of these cars about and I can't spend my life regretting things . I plan to keep the car longer.. if I can afford the work so I need some help.
Sadly I possess NO skills for any of this work myself and will need to do the work once hopefully . Looking to start with the body work and paint first so a proper strip down if I can afford it !
I am in south Wales so no real obvious classic Porsche contenders . I will need to travel and want the best / affordable job. Following a couple of discussions here it sounded pretty worrying with some very high prices being touted ? ... My thoughts are 1.Precision Porsche
2. Canford Classics
These are both South England . Happy to consider up North as I will get the suspension done by CENTER GRAVITY again this time with new shocks .
Will then consider the interior but will probably keep this stock colour Linen .
Keen to get the car looked at , need a couple more recommendations from those that know and have had personal experience.
I will try and post some pics but would be very grateful for any steers. ta

[Jerryberry]

Thank you . Will give them a call . Have they done a full strip and paint for you?

[Jerryberry]

Thanks for your recommendations . Its a tricky one . I will have a think . It appears that maybe the best route is find the best body shop not only a Porsche one! Plenty to think about .

[Jerryberry]

Thanks for the responses I've got 3 good recommendations which I will look into. Thank to all , its a bit of a minefield out there .
Covid aside hope to get booked in before spring . Cheers .

[Jerryberry]

Thanks for the responses I've got 3 good recommendations which I will look into. Thank to all , its a bit of a minefield out there .
Covid aside hope to get booked in before spring . Cheers .

[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 .

[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.