Even in a what appears to be a restored piece cannot be done to your desire. When I bought my Duster it was described as being in great shape. In honest when I received it there was no surface rust to really speak of until it was hit with a DA and then the discovery was in my eyes disheartning of patch repair work.
The biggest issue was the lack there of of tying in the structures when the car was mini tubed. NONE of the roof supports were tied in. The tubs were merely caulked or seam sealed in place! This was pretty apparent by the cracks in the paint on the roof.
The rockers and b pillars were loaded with cheese. The inner quarters were shot and the bottom of the doors were ready to poke through.
You never know until you strip it down.
If someone were to claim that it's rust free and a restored piece I'd want proof by way of picture documentation. This is one thing I did from start to where it is today in primer. Any and every issue was addressed cut repaired or replaced and sealed.
A visual eye of the undercarriage or surface never tells the whole story till you dig deeper below the shiny paint.
