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My friend came over to show me how it is done. Since this will be under the hood liner, I plan to leave and paint. On the inside, I plan to paint, then JB weld fill, then paint, then cover with a seat. Thanks everyone for the feedback!

well, my welder does not like welding thin metal. Took a bunch of tries. I plan to prime it, paint it, then seal it up with filler from here. It will be well hidden, so as long as it is sealed up, it should be fine.

thanks for your advice and help!

This is what the underside looks like.

Screw driver is pointing at the dual layer of steel. Any suggestions?

Ok, slow update. Cut out the rest of the gun mount. It looks like there were two sheets of metal on the bottom, but the top sheep flaked off. The bottom looks fine. Also used a white wheel and screw driver to remove anything I could. The hood liner is still trapping crud in the hole, so...

I am guessing that I will need to use a screw driver to feel how much of the metal is super soft....keep pressing until it does not pop through, then start cutting. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the reply NDT! I think once I start cutting, the hole will end up about 6”x 1”. There was some chemical in the passenger side locker that spilled. The locker bottom was dust and even the screws that hold it down are now round nubs. I plan to ospho the bolt heads, but the sheet metal...

I am digging into an M1083.... not to be a show truck. I found some rust holes. I wire brushed it and kept going. I then poked (not very hard) with a screw driver and it popped through. this is passenger side rear under where the m16 mounts used to be. I bought Ospho to convert it, but...