I'm not sure if this thread should be here or in the paint and body forum, so please move it if it is not in the appropriate location. I am replacing the cab on my '63 C-10, and the replacement cab has one rust area that has me a bit concerned - the panel above the windshield on the inside (that the mirror and visors mount to). This area is one of very few that is intact on my old cab, which is somewhat surprising. Not being experienced in body work, I am not sure what the best way to patch this area would be, although no matter what I do I should be able to use the panel from the old cab. The obvious patching method would be to cut out just the rusted area (a strip about an inch and a half wide across most of the windshield) and weld in the good metal from the other cab. However, this seems like it would be very difficult to make look good, and it is a very visible area, so I am wondering about the feasibility of replacing the panel as a whole by cutting it near the seams where it was spot welded together at the factory. The seams I am talking about are inside at the top of the front door pillars, and the one that runs the width of the cab a few inches above the rear window, also on the inside. Another possibility I had thought of would be to replace the entire roof, but it sounds like a major headache to get everything lined up correctly, plus the fact that the outer skin on the old cab has some fairly major dents in it. I am sure many of you have repaired this area before, since it is a common place for these cabs to rust, so any experiences/thoughts/suggestions would be most appreciated
Thanks in advance
