Rust inside

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I have a 65 short bed fleet that was my first vehicle. I tore it apart about ten years ago to restore and got side tracked. I am now back on the project but cancer has attacked the cab in a major way.

My theory is to separate the inner steel sheet metal from the cab at the pinch welds , repair both the inner sheet metal and the outer stuff, then epoxy prime everything inside and out, dynamat between them and then weld the inner back in at the pinch welds.

Has anyone tried to remove these before.?

For clarification, I am referring to the panels that make up the "headliner" and the back of the cab above the fuel tank.

I'm hoping the epoxy will seal everything up,and keep the rust from making a reunion tour. I may even spray some single stage paint to seal it good. I want the dynamat to kill all the reverb in that cab. I remember it being loud as heck.

My hope is that by welding back in at the pinch weld, I an keep the heat affect area very small. May even borrow a spot welder to boot.
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