it’s been a misadventure get it safe. The underside was rusted through in several places and requires quite a bit of replacement parts (Classic Enterprises). The previous owner basically let it rot. It was full of half ass fixes. Fiberglass to hide rusted through spots, terrible patches poorly drilled “repairs”, etc.
Getting the body repaired was also painful. A local body shop did little before pawning me off on a local welder who did decent work but tried to keep the project going forever so he could sap as much money as he could. Getting it out of his garage required a police presence and a last $400.
Finally found a decent welder who did a lot of patching.