[sweetk30]

gas and solid core for body work in my opinion . better joints and the gas helps cool the joint a little maybe .

go get a lincoln 140 or hobart both of there 110volt units are far more of a welder over the HF stuff in my opinion . and if you never use it again then the resale is so much better to get ride of it .

and your patch panels / replacement units will need trim to fit good . there not just hang it and you good .

get the doors on and square the way you want them and the gaps set then set the repair panel up and test fit it and trim as needed little bits and then weld it in . also i only use what i need from a patch panel not the whole thing .

here is a few pics of a cab corner i did on my 2wd . showing bad / crap fit / trim and fit good .

i used just under 1/2 of the big cab corner repair panel . had to trim the rocker area to let it tuck in good . then the down part on the back i had to cut off the crimped in lip and remake it as out of the box it did not line up with the original cab stamped line .