thanks for the replies..i'm leaning toward cutting it out..its rusted to the point i'm not sure there will be much left ..lol...i'm in the process of building a rotisserie now...the outside body panels are in very good shape considering the age..only a couple of dings in the rt door...surface rust all comes rt off to good bare metal...i am however gonna have to do trunk and the floorboards..the car has been garaged for the last 14 yrs...blown head gasket but numbers matching so i'll take my time and keep it as original as possible...