[garg]

I was getting my tub ready for a herculiner install and I was taking everything out and when i pulled out the drivers side seat belt I discovered the rust there was worse than I thought.


Then I got to looking and found that under the tub behind and below the seat belt mount more rust.



The body rust that I thought was just surface rust is more inside than I thought.



My question is this. Would you buy the complete side panel? I have found this panel for like $153.


Does that side panel come with the pilar that the door latch and seat belt are mounted to or does anyone know? Or would you just let a body man cut out and replace what is needed to? I know the underside picture I posted of the rust was tub rust but there isnt enough weight there to hurt anything so I can handle the weld in on it. But the seat belt mount bothers me because I need it to be solid right now a little more rust it would be dangerous. Also does anyone know where I might just buy the pilar that everything mounts to and the rest can be fixed.

[fratis]

id hack out the bad stuff and weld in new sheetmetal. and id be generous with the hacking. i did the same and found a hole under where the rolbar mounts. what i wound up doing is using body filler to fill in the stupid grooves in the floor. then herculining over them. now the floor is flat and smooth. the groves lead right under the rollbar mounting plate. this lets water run right in there and hide. the grooves are there to add rigidity to the floor sheetmetal. filling in wont effect that and it looks nicer