72 duster taillight problem

It sounds like it's a solid car, is the rear tailight panel damaged enough to merrit replacing it or grafting in sheet metal to use '73 and up tailights? Any long term plans for the car?
Lol, unfortunately, most '72 tailpanels are junk if they lived a real life. So probably, but new ones have skyrocketed in $$$, I'm debating whether to repair mine vs replacing..