At first, it seemed fairly straightforward. I'd keep the engine and suspension in place and make the rust repairs to the tub and panels and then do a repaint. Thought I had a little structural repair to do but mostly panels - lids, fenders, doors. Now, not so straight forward.
Will need to do floor pans, longitudinals, seat rail supports, cowl and various other bits. I've already got most of the tools I need. Bought a welder, compressor and air tools, paint guns, etc. To do these repairs I'll need to drop the drivetrain, take the gas tank out and put the tub up on supports. Might even need a rotisserie. Several years of work for sure.
Other option is to part it out, take the loss and look for another project. These early cars all have issues though. The pre-galvanized cars all rust at some point and usually in the same spots. I've aleady sourced some of the sheet metal that I need - NOS inner rocker, NOS lock post, out rocker, front lip, etc.
Not sure what I'll do yet.
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