Crusty Rusty Leaky Squeaky 67 Step

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by Vic1947

LMC offers that area as a patch panel. You can go to their website and see it on page 27. There may be other places that offer it as well, but at least it's available from them.

The most cost effective approach is to remove the wheel tubs and see if it's possible to patch the worst areas with some scrap sheetmetal. My experience with rust is that it's like an iceberg ...you only see about 10% of what's there. Removing the wheel tubs will tell you whether you can get by with a small repair or if a larger patch will be needed.

Hey thanks for the information! I didn't know that section had a patch panel available.. I thought I'd have to hand fabricate, bend and punch holes ect..

Cant help but wonder now if the repair panels will have the same hole pattern problem you had with the fender? LOL!

Did you buy replacement hardware from a vendor or did you go the Home Depot route?