Thinking I took on more than I can handle. I have a 70 Roadrunner 383 auto in FK5 with FK5 interior that needs rear frame rails, trunk pan, rear window repaired, and quarter skins. Engine and trans are not original I have the fender tag and it doesn't have any rare options. My questions are..
1. Wondering if the car is worth restoration
2. Can anyone recommend a shop around Illinois to do at least the frame rails
Depends on what you will be happy owning/driving. If you did it all, put it back close to original, real clean, no rust, no Bondo, fresh interior, but not concourse, you have about a $35k car. Without seeing your car, I presume you may end up spending more than that, factoring in the price of the car too. If you are good with spending more than the final value of the car, go for it. If not, will you be happy with the car if you spend/do less?
Since I'm not married to my cars (I had these things when they were damn near new in the '70s, so this is not a all consuming passion for me now), I base my decisions on value, not passion. I recently purchased a '70 Super Bee. I know what they are worth today. My formula for what I want the car to be in the end is Purchase Price + Work = Final Value +/- 10%. So, I wanted a '70 Super Bee, worth $40k on the high end. I bought a $16k car that I estimate will cost me $24k to make it what I want. Worst case, I'll be in for $44k, $4k over the car's estimated value. Works for me. Understand though, this is my last resto, so I wanted cool, and I want to make it nice, but within my means.
You need your formula on what works for you. Good luck.