I have to say I HATE body work, but have won some awards at restoration.I'm pretty good at it. I'm a natural pessimist, so read into this what you will.I have the welding skills, the body work skills and the paint skills to fix yourrust. Unless you are doing it as a practice and learning exercise, don't do it.I agree with the folks that say just use up this car. If you think you might usethe skills you learn on a regular basis, then go for it. You'll need a good littlemig welder like a Lincoln. I use a brand of bondo called "all- metal". Aluminumpowder in a polyester matrix. POR-15 coats all these repairs inside and out.Works very well. Use rubber gloves. The stuff gets on your skin and has to wear off. IMHO I would not do it. Buy a Ferrari that needs resto. Same amount of work and value added,hehe. You are looking at a LOT of hard work.I'd find another body and transplant. Look at what I did on my TD. That wasminor rust, and worth the work. Yours is too far gone in my opinion.Hey does Bhodi refer to the bhodi tree? Zen?

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