Replace or patch???

[Kisner]

Had to do the same thing on my 68 stang. I bought the entire replacement panel from National Parts Depot (about $25 I think) and took it to a top-notch welder. Mine was eaten away under the area where the battery tray sat, so the welder cut out the bad area and cut out a patch from the same area on the new panel. After he welded it in, grinded it down, and I painted it and installed the new battery tray, virtually all evidence of the patch is covered up. Since the majority of the original panel was good, the welder said it would be faster and easier to patch it than remove the entire panel.