It might seem like more work now, but in the long run, you will be better off fixing the rust and keeping the original shell cos as you say its not totally rooted. Itll always be worth more with everything intact. Consider the stuffing round and expense in changing the shell and the devaluing of the sandy compared to spending the cash to get the rust fixed.... My 2 cents anyway...

Quote Originally Posted by doggindan1 View Post
yeah it is a genuien sandman thats is why i would like to keep it the way it is. as it is at the moment it would cost me an arm and a leg to get it fixed it still runs and most of the shell is good but there are some spots that are very bad one spot is above the front windsreen i could put my fingers all the way through the pannel front floors need to be done and i gess i will find more when i start pulling it apart