Thanks Skid Row - Unfortunately around here finding anything without rust issues is a challenge once you get older than about the mid-90's.

I'll start photo-documenting once i have the car inside. Being on a city lot, I don't have space for a pile of cars. I'm a little jealous of the guys who do. We moved into town a year ago and I miss having space. Of course when I lived out of town all my time was taken up with commuting.

Back on topic - when I bought this car I spent more than I had originally budgeted believing it to be in better condition than it is. Once it was up on a hoist, I realized the work ahead for me WRT rust in the usual places. Even facing that though, I can't knock the car (yet). Its simplicity makes the repairs appear time consuming, but not expensive as long as I can do them myself. Its hiring out that gets pricey.

Since I have a welder and 220V to the garage, I can putz about with repairs. The critical bits I'll leave to pros though.

Similar to Graham I have experience with fibreglass and marine repairs and will likely take a path similar to his. The car is very presentable as-is, and mechanically without any real issues. Its just the damn rust. I believe that if I can tackle the rust, I have a very strong (albeit very slow) car.