The Car was preserved perfectly from day one with I think Zebart Rustproofing. I love the results of the protection, I bet they used 50.lbs of tar undercoating.
Chipping it off is about to kick my rear! I'm feeling my years quite clearly.

Here are some proposed cut lines. I am going to think it over a bit. I already cut the trunk hinge brackets off the insides of the tubs and I drilled out the spot welds for the diagonal braces.