repaired long condition?, worth stiffeners/jack replacement? Options

[914lover17]

feel solid, look a little worse in pictures - I'm trying to assess what I'm working with here and any potential ways forward since solid replacement chassis seem pretty rare.

Apparently this was important when I was researching - 2 people can be inside without targa top and doors still close easy and have the same gaps as with targa top on and no one inside.

Repair work was done in the 80's I believe.

Long stiffening kit possible? Worth/possible to replace jackpoints? Right know it's blocks of wood screwed to the solid metal to hold the rocker panel plugs.

[Tdskip]

If it is holding consistent door gaps, not necessarily perfect, but not getting any worse just drive it. Have some fun, do some motoring, basically enjoy and use it as a car for a year.

If after that you want to take it off the road and spend 200 hours on it by all means, but the least fun car in the world is one that isn’t drivable because it’s waiting on welding repairs.

[bkrantz]

If it is holding consistent door gaps, not necessarily perfect, but not getting any worse just drive it. Have some fun, do some motoring, basically enjoy and use it as a car for a year.

If after that you want to take it off the road and spend 200 hours on it by all means, but the least fun car in the world is one that isn’t drivable because it’s waiting on welding repairs.

200 hours? I think you left out a zero.