Project- Bills Buggy
Love your dart, an inspiring project, glad you kept it a '69. Its nice to see your family is behind your and involved. I would keep working that fender before you lay down some paint otherwise it will be in the back of your mind bugging you.
Could you talk to a body man and maybe trade out some labor?? I'm an A/C man and thats usually a good trade. Sweeping, pushing snow?? Like you said when times get tight the tight get creative.