1942 dodge ambulance resto

[jack neville]

aside from where I drilled around the roof welds to remove it, the remaining metal on the edges in many places is very thin or pin holed with rust. I decided to add a patch all the way around the edge to both fill the holes and reinforce the weak and thin areas. I want to avoid as much filler as possible as the drumming and vibration effect on these large panels will make any filler prone to cracking if it is excessive. I decided to press some raised areas in a metal strip so the finished surfaces will be level. I decided on a small patch and a larger one where required. A template was cut from a piece of metal and the applicable areas scribed and cut out.