Restoring 71 S Targa, need recommendations

[res0ca5d]

Ok, I'm entering Dantes Inferno blindfolded. I bought a 71 S Targa from Wayne Baker. He bought it and mechanically restored it, then I bought it from him. Some of you may know of the car. So, the mechanicals are basically sorted and I'm on to the cosmetics.

I know Tony G is the man for interiors.

I need recommendations for:

Chrome
Body/Paint
Parts

How good are the parts available from Stoddards?
For example: Chrome horn grills. Are they metal or plastic? For $43.00 they seem too cheap. I'm thinking that rechroming all the original parts is best, but I don't know.

Are most of the parts avaliable from Porsche faithful to the original or are they superceeded pieces of junk that look original. For example, I bought a set of 901.xxx.xxx.xxx door pockets, but they don't seem exactly the same as the originals. Ie., the hinges are are plastic, etc.

If anyone of you guys who has navigated the depths of hell wants to act as my guide, I'd appreciate it and 1 more early S will end up reborn, which I'm sure we would all like to see happen.

Thanks,
Scott Turnbull
909-963-8544 cell
I'm in the San Bernardino mountain area about 60 miles east of Los Angeles.

[silverc4s]

Scott,
I am sure you will get a lot of local response concerning Painting, Chroming and the like, so I will not even attempt to advise you from Texas on those things, except to say that if you are doing an actual restoration, stay with the original factory color if at all possible.

Parts for these old cars are kind of a dichotomy now. There are many many sources, and lots of parts out there, but many items have been superceeded by later model parts (sun visors, top seals, top handles. for example), others are reproductions, some good some bad, and there are always used parts from large and small suppliers to sort through. My advise is to only purchase items you have looked at and know are what you want beforehand. Many well meaning transactions have been unsatisfactory because reality did not match buyers expectastions for the part in question.

The second part is: do not throw anything away, no matter how bent, torn, smashed, rusted, etc. Good luck with the resto. it sounds like a fun project.

Put up a few photos for us to look at and admire...