I have this 64 merc comet 289 fastback car I bought for cheap that has minimal rust is a complete car with a strong engine and tranny. Once I got it home and looked at it for a few hours I was able to determine that the front driver quarter, door, and rear quarter have been replaced. In the pictures you can see where the new quarter was installed. It’s not to bad but the big issues is that the trunk lid sits uneven because of the quarter panel. I measured a bunch of points on the unibody and it’s all true and straight structurally. I bought this car with the intent of adding subframe connectors and dropping a 347 small block in front of the stock c4. I plan for this car to never get painted or fix any of the panel issues if I decide to keep it. I can always rip the motor out and find a better car later if I wanted to paint it. This model does bring good money when finished but I mainly bought it because I really liked the look and minimal rust, not to mention in fastback form they are pretty rare. I’m thinking of building this thing similar to roadkill’s crusher Impala in the sense that that body is not super straight but it has big power and is a great doughnut and burnout machine. Am I making a poor decision by wanting to build this into a hot rod or not? I know if I rebuild the carb and put a water pump in it. I could flip in right now and make 2k so I’m trying to make a decision whether or not I should go through with the build?