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Tacking or using screw plates to hold the doors in place is a good way to set the body up for bracing if the floor has already given up the goat. After the body is cross braced, the doors can be removed. I like to use screws with metal plates or tabs to hold things since they can be removed and reinstalled more easily for frequent checks to make sure things stay aligned. The little screw holes can be welded up later without too much trouble.
You do what you have to in a pinch. Rusty cars are a pain to rebuild but you can get them a lot cheaper for sure. Most folks don't want to mess with the metal that much. You might check out the metal meet forum. There are guys on there that fabricate entire bodies from scratch but there are also those that repair the rusties and they take a lot of photos so you can see how they handle things. Some good ones on the HAMB too. Some of the rebuilds on there started with little more than a few rusty sections to work with.