Got me a blank canvas.

If I had my choice I'd build the entire chassis out of tube and toss the rest in the scrap bin.

It's the save a nicke and spend a dollar problem.

The floor pan is rusty, I cut the floor pan to drop the cage onto the frame. So now I'm patching the pan and why not just pay us to build a new pan section Vs patch the cut?

I guess the reality of it is, if I wanna run a Race car fab shop this is what I have to deal with. Until I can afford to just say what goes and what gets worked on this is my life.
It's a vicious circle. It's hard for sure. Few people are self-made these days. It's hard to compete with the bottle fed competition who think they hit a home run when in all reality they hit a stand-up double. I wont blow smoke up your *** Cope. Good luck.