bamaboy2223, are you anywhere near Chickasaw? My son lives there and he has a '66 Chevy stepside 1/2 ton. His truck was nowhere near as rough as what you describe when he got it. I offered to do the body work for him using actual repairs, no bondo plastering. That would have required getting the truck hauled to California.
A body shop gave him a completely dishonest low ball estimate that made the hauling look infeasible. He ended up spending over four times the original estimate.
My approach to doing body work is not mainstream. I was not interested in bondo plastering and took evening adult education classes in the early 70s and learned metal straightening and the various skills that go with it. If that approach interests you, I'd be glad to explain in more detail. You may also be interested to see the results of that learning effort, my restored '36 Chevy pickup. Please drop me an email if this has any value to you.
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