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To be honest I've seen rust like that on some antique project cars, like a friggin 58 buick sittin in a field for WAY too long and people friggin get it like new again so it's certainly possible, and not like te unibody poses any particular threat, notice I mentioned 58 the 1958 Buick I know for a fact was unibody construction! Their first I believe!
 
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To be honest I've seen rust like that on some antique project cars, like a friggin 58 buick sittin in a field for WAY too long and people friggin get it like new again so it's certainly possible, and not like te unibody poses any particular threat, notice I mentioned 58 the 1958 Buick I know for a fact was unibody construction! Their first I believe!

 
As long as she means enough to ya. I think someone on here or on the antique car forum I frequent but Im thinkin here: "Sentimental value is something that if you nuture it it can only grow...and grow and grow". And then the second you sell the thing it all just comes out at once in a deluge of sadness and regret. If it aint feasible sometimes ya gotta "know when to fold em" (no I dont listen to him lol but I like the quote) but man if you think you can do it......
 

I'm gonna remove the rest of the front end. drop the tank. and make a final decision on restoring her.

does anybody know what gauge metal was used on rockers,floor pans and body panels.

Ummm, no. 59 Buick's use the famous GM big car X-frame. The 58's used the shoebox (55-57) Chevy chassis. Rambler actually had the first uni-body (57, maybe earlier). GM didn't go uni-body till the intermediates came out, the full-sizers were chassis cars right up until the end.

Rambler in 57 was definitely uni-body (had a few), though Rambler might have had it earlier then that. I know they were the first.