I am much less bothered by the bending of an Ercoupe than I am about airplanes for which parts are no longer made. Anything needed to fix this one is in the Univair catalog. For that matter, they own the type certificate, and the LSA-eligible models ought to have enough of a market to add factory assembly to their offerings.
Some of them have rudder pedals as an aftermarket mod - dunno if there was a factory option, maybe on the later models.
Doesn’t a Mooney Cadet have a wooden wing spar? Sorry, I’m not getting in one of those.