Rusted Upper Door Hinge "Pocket" Fix

[GASoline71]

As I progress through my rust repair of the cab of my 1972 GMC, I have an issue I am kind of stumped at.

When I wrecked my truck the impact made a rusty area of the upper door hinge on the drivers side door even worse. I'm currently working on the passenger side and that door hinge area is fine. But when I start on the drivers side, I'll need a door with decent hinges.

I really don't want to use an aftermarket door, and would like to use my original door. If I have to find another door off of another truck, that's doable, but again, would like to use my original door.

I don't even know where to begin to fix this area with a patch. The metal is very thin from rust and the hinge adjustment pocket is probably compromised. I do have another complete 1972 GMC door that I can cut up to use to cut out and weld in. It's bashed in along the bottom and completely rotted out down there as well, so it's a perfect candidate to use for the hinge "pocket". But this doesn't seem like an easy fix regardless because of all the different panels and braces that all come together near that top hinge.



So... I'm just throwing this out there in case anybody else has done this repair before.

Gary