Find a guy like me that does it for a living and as a side job. The problem with restoration style repairs is most people do not have the amount of money it takes to pay someone to give them a quality job, which takes time and money. .
*restoration shop* should scare the crap out of anybody unless their car is a numbers matching high value car. You're going to pay out the wazoo. I took mine to a restoration shop for a rusted over the rear wheel pan and crusty rails (I don't have a garage). They basically wanted to back half the car! *ouch*. Found a body shop that does side work and was advertising online, guy did a great repair at a great price and left the good metal intact. My car is a driver, not a show car or numbers matching. To the OP the guy you're talking with is sending out major red flags *run*.
