Go the more difficult route. That way it can cost you more, and take an extreme amount of time to do, and frustrate you with hours of welding and fabrication until there seems no end in sight. Add to that fun with no off-the -shelf parts availability and fitting a square peg into a round hole engine clearance issues only to have that all wrapped up someday in a car that has way more time and money into it that you can ever hope to recoup. Do all of that for the same amount of power that theoretically you can get with a built up engine that will drop right in......it's my mission statement.
You got to cut it all out and patch it up, if you don’t find every bit of it, it’ll come back.
lol....sorry for laughing but I have "been there done that" so many times it is funny when you see it in pictures, and the sinking feeling as you cut more and more away. Pinholes on the outside are the worst because at first it doesn't look too bad until you realize a whole panel can be rusted through to almost just the paint thickness and all one might see is a tiny pin hole in one spot.
You have gone down the rust rabbit hole my friend, and sometimes you don't know where it will end. Short story is you will have to cut out that part on the side too so you will end up making a 90 degree patch panel (or two flats welded into a 90) to fix it. also you will have to remove (even temporarily) a piece big enough to get to what ever repairs are behind it (structural support). I will fix that rust for you if you build my headers though..
You have gone down the rust rabbit hole my friend, and sometimes you don't know where it will end. Short story is you will have to cut out that part on the side too so you will end up making a 90 degree patch panel (or two flats welded into a 90) to fix it. also you will have to remove (even temporarily) a piece big enough to get to what ever repairs are behind it (structural support). I will fix that rust for you if you build my headers though..
Ah yes... I recognize that piece. "Metallic excrement in sheet metal" by 74stang circa 2020. Very fine indeed. hang it in the library.
That sucks! About the only thing I can say is that you'll probably have to cut more away than you'll like to be able to repair it all. It would definitely be easier if you were replacing a quarter, that would give you the access needed to be able to see exactly what you have to deal with. If you have someone who's good at body work it may be the best option as they're most likely more experienced in that kind of stuff.
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