ReidZ

I am embarrassed to admit but I am finally pulling out of the garage my old 1988, 911 Cab. It has not run in a number of years and needs a complete overhaul that will hopefully, not break the bank. I would greatly appreciate any recommendations for mechanics to take on this project. Thanks in advance for any advice.

porsche325

Where are you located?

theiceman

oh it will break the bank all right .. but be oh so worth it ..

Amber Gramps

Did you say '88 Cab? Horrible platform....just horrible.

ReidZ

I apologize as I am new to this site. I am located in Atlanta and want to find the best/reasonable mechanic to rehab my 911 that has now sat for many years. I appreciate any advice.
Sincerely,
Reid

Amber Gramps

Chad is in Georgia....he'll know someone.

theiceman

If your mechanically inclined I'd suggest you have at it yourself. With sites like this and pelican you would do fine and it would be very rewarding.

rusnak

Did it run when you stored it? I'm wondering why you don't just drain all the old gas out, and have a go with a new battery and fresh gas.

1stgear

When I lived in Atlanta I always had Terry Girone at Deutschland Automotive work on my car. His mechanical skills were impeccable. I haven't lived there for 20 years, but I do have a good Porsche buddy that does. He uses German Car Repair, Inc. Alan Kidson is the owner. I've never had my car there, but I've seen the work they do and would trust them with my car. Prices seem very reasonable too.

If you want to trailer your car to South GA, I use Pete's Foreign Otto in Valdosta, GA. Tiger Berard is the owner and they specialize in air-cooled 911s. They do amazing work and stand behind everything they do. They've been working on my cars since 2009 and I've always been more than happy with their work.

Hope this helps.

SeeRace

Very reputable shop with years of experience in Air cooled 911's is Auto Europe in Atlanta. Ask for Martin (pronounced Marteen). Great guy and great mechanic.

fastdiablo

Undoubtedly rewarding and awesome to do yourself. However, also expensive, time consuming, sometimes frustrating and did I mention time consuming? If your time is valuable, and you value things done correctly, there is a strong case for a good Porsche specialist to do the heavy lifting, then doing the smaller odd jobs yourself as they come up. I just dropped almost 20k in a rebuild/rehab and new suspension, and stuff still pops up all the time for me to fiddle with.. food for thought.

Amber Gramps

I've employed a similar mindset. I had a bunch of dudes in lederhosen hand craft a car for me. Cost me exactly $20,000. Then, as projects came up, I did them myself over the next decade as time permitted. So far I've found over 400 pounds of parts that didn't need to be there.

09mageec

^Baha! niceee

ReidZ

I will call the few you suggested and greatly appreciate the guidance. In answer to the question about did I run it? Unfortunately and sadly, no. If anyone else has a thought, please chime in, thanks again
Reid