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It all depends. If the rust is confined to a small area, a good frame shop can easily weld in new metal. If the rust is substantial you can always replace the frame, but that's essentially a body-off restoration. The price for good frames seems to be going up rapidly. At the Spring Carlisle swap meet this weekend, the asking price (not to be confused with selling price, by the way) for A-body frames that had been sandblasted and painted was $2,000 for a HT frame and $2,600 for a convert frame. You'll need to decide what the car is worth.
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Joe Padavano
64 Jetstar 88 Conv
66 442 L-69 Conv
68 W-30
69 H/O
69 442
70 W-30
72 442
84 Custom Cruiser
86 Caprice wagon (w/307 Olds)
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