Given I'd probably have to give it a new chassis at some point, plus all the little fixups it's demanding now, I think I'm going to go for one that's been better kept-up and is more stock. There's another one on Craigslist for $1500 (
http://omaha.craigslist.org/cto/1033155856.html) where the only rust the owner knows of is a 1x2" spot below the driver's side door, and it just needs the choke repaired, carb tuned, and a couple other small items. I'm going to try to go for that one.