That's the guy that quoted me "no less than $5000"....$500 in parts and 20 hours of labor...$225/hr, not a bad living. I give you an A for effort, thanks for the quick reply.
Looking for any leads into finding an experienced Datsun mechanic in the Baltimore/Washington metro area. Also looking for a good body man to replace floor pans and frame rails. Mechanic in DC gave me a ball park figure of $5K plus to do floor pans...guess he'll be using ivory and whale skin for the repair.