Body resto costs

Sorry for the short reply earlier. The truth is that the vast majority of body shops nowadays are high volume peel-and-stick insurance shops. They lack the time and skills to take on a real project. The real craftsman have mostly died off.

You may find somebody who agrees to take your project, but you're probably going to regret it. They will most likely take the job because they are on their ***. You will leave a deposit and keep getting hit up for more installments whenever they need a meth fix. After your patience and wallet runs dry you'll have your car hauled out worse than when you sent it there. Their are of course exceptions, but this will be the outcome 99% of the time.

Do it yourself. I absolutely hate bodywork, but I do it because I have to. I learned long ago that even money can't buy decent bodywork in a reasonable amount of time.