Coral Sea operated F/A-18As and E-2Cs - and the main difference was in the flight deck shape/area and the location of the port aircraft elevator. FDR's hangar, just like CS & Midway's, was 17'6" clear height - and E-2s fit in them just fine (E-2B/Cs were 18 ft 3+3⁄4 in (5.582 m) in height, but the radome could retract by 2 feet (0.6 m) to fit into the 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) clear height hangar of Essex and Midway class carriers).
FDR's "austere overhaul" fitted not only new stronger arresting gear and moved the forward aircraft elevator to deck-edge, but stronger catapults (2xC13s) as well - while CS still had 3xC11s.
So yes, she could have operated Hornets & Hawkeyes as soon as the appropriate aircraft maintenance/repair equipment were installed.
Such a decision to extend her operational life would at least result in adding an extension of the flight deck on the aft port quarter to provide more deck park space, even if the port elevator wasn't moved aft to match CS.
E-2C with radome up (note the panels on the radome support - as well as airframe distortion on landing shown by the ripples in the skin):
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An E-2C with the radome lowered - note the panels on the support folded outwards:
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