Thanks Materman. That's pretty much what I was planning except I plan to cut the bad stuff out first so I'll know for sure how big my patches need to be. Sometimes when I start cutting the bad spot gets bigger. I was planning to cut the patches a little larger than what I remove from the rusty panel; then trace and re-cut the rusty part like you described. Before I weld in the patches I'll try to clean and treat as much of the inside rust as possible. My biggest concern is how much of the pinch-weld area might be rotten when I remove the windshield. I really don't want to cut that part out if I can avoid it. Unfortunately the donor cab is in pretty bad shape in the floor and cab corners. The only good part is the inner roof, whereas my other cab is good everywhere except the inner roof. Thanks again for the advice.


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