my grandads '74 restoration project Options

[_stickykitty79_]

just want to say hi to all you crazy people trying to revive these things like me. this is a bit of a sentimental project as its been in the family 3 gens now. was a Michigan car, suffered the consequences as the pics show, trailered it to california where it will remian.
my plans are to address all the obvious rust issues and do some fun upgrades along the way, some chassis stiffening, some minor engine tuning. (webers instead of fuel injection...yes i know the forum doesnt like it but it was always a disaster and carbs just sound better)
im a realist so heres what im prepared to face:

- tons of welding, i can do and thanks to Restoration Design i have plenty of metal to purchase as i go
-spending a few thousand here and there to do this right and time to do it. its a passion project and im in no hurry.
-building a chassis rig as i tear into the longitudinals, along with temp supports in the door jams.

i know this will seem daunting but i also dont think its at the point of scrapping based on what we can buy, and what im willing to do.
thanks

[FlacaProductions]

@wonkipop - I just realized that I might have something to contribute to the 1.8 thread.
or not.

my car is a 74: 4742913488 (40th car built Tuesday, Jan 29 1974?)
originally a 1.8 (now a 2.0)
no tag in the spare well.
and here's my emissions sticker.
To me, it looks like there is a sticker on top of a sticker. I haven't really investigated but happy to if it helps add a data point:
(apologies for the hijack...)