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I see you are from the next state over. The absolute best money to spend on rust repair is simply buy a California/ Arizona, dry desert truck to start with. But since that is not always possible, buy the best you can. High humidity levels like we get play havoc on these vehicles. I have found that if you drive in good weather, then parking them in a climate controlled garage keeps them from getting worse. High end body shops usually dip or blast to keep owners from coming back on them a couple of years down the road with new found rust pockets. I just try to cut out all of it and since patch panels are cheap, put them in. I undercoat everything that I can reach as far as inner hidden panels. Dont forget to plug the holes you drill. People drove these things and never checked the door drains, plus Chevy built them to last a little longer than it took to pay them off. It really surprizes me that there are still this many 67-72s on the road.