well im new to the nova scene...i have 2 other chevy's..camaro,truck....now i got my hands on a 69 nova..L6..base model i supose..im converting it to a ss clone..id love to have a ss matching numbers..and if i had a matching number ss. body rotted...holes and heavy damage..i would do anything to get it restored.check if the frame is straight..evrything from the firewall forward can be replaced or metalworked... new floorpans are a quick weld in..doors are everywhere!..skins or the whole door..new and used..rusted or wrecked roof?..get a rusted out parts car and cut the roof off and weld it up to the ss..and strip the rest of it and put the parts on ebay..you can get rear quarter panels..new or used......i think that a #'s matching 69 ss....is worth the trouble...ss clones are going for around 18.000...so im sure a reall ss is alot more.....ANY 69 chevy ss is rare as hell in the first place!!....thats my 2 cents....later!!