For some of us that have been there, done that, the answer is easy.
Neil Young summed it up: Rust never sleeps.
There are rust free donor cars all over Craig's list.
Bone one out, sell what ya don't need. Scrap the rest.
Sure, you will have two laying around for a while but you will
know it's fixed right.
& ya didn't even ask
BTW, There is a guy in SE WI trying to save a lot less.
There are guys hauling cars from AZ & TX up here all the time, a carcass from a junk yard wouldn't set ya back too bad, less than a new welder!
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