Not Dead Yet Update
It felt like way longer but I guess it's only been a year since I last posted, in that time literally nothing has been done to the car aside from the occasional drive. The rust got to the point it was either fix it or scrap the car, no more just ignoring it. So, 10 ish hours of labor and a few days later the strut cancer is "fixed" The rust was bad but most the structural stuff was okay, so I cut out all the cancer, treated all the rust with tannic acid paint, made 16/22 gauge panels and sandwiched them all together with panel bond. The 16 gauge was used for more structural parts and then I remade the vertical supports from flat bar. They were all welded in place and then I went back over with panel bond and filled in any gaps or imperfections so it should be more than enough.
Is it pretty? Absolutely not.
Did I channel the spirit of Ray Charles when I welded it? yyyeaahh...
Will it buy me a few more year? Probably.
Couple days to let it cure, then seam seal and paint with the same rust paint, then back on the ground for a month or so until I can tackle the quarter panel rust which should be easy in comparison.