[yfs200p]

You're in the exact situation i was in around this time last year. I bought my SWB K10 (and probably overpaid) and struggled with the same decision. Like you, I'm good with everything but bodywork. Being all the way out east on Long Island, i'd say mine is about the only place harder than yours to find a nice cab (we are blessed with salt roads, and salt water in the air). Keep looking on craigslist, i ended up finding one that was 95% rust free in northern CT for $650. The guy had it shipped up from Arizona and ran out of money for his project. So i guess the moral of my story is keep looking, and one will pop up within driving distance. The money i spent on that new cab wouldn't have even gotten me halfway through the rust repair on the old one. Dont give up!