[ryans69chevy]

Thanks hugger for the response.

Yea I don't want to put a ton of money into it, so I'd rather just get the repair panels instead. I have more time than money. I understand the process of repairing the patch. I guess what I'm not sure about is the safety part of welding so close to the fuel tank. I have all the safety equipment for welding. I just am not familiar with welding close to a fuel tank. I just don't want a spark from welding to fly up and the gas vapor ignites.

I would like to take the bed off. I'm just not sure if I'll have the room to do all the work in the garage. So I'm looking for pointers for if I left the bed on the pickup. You mentioned taping the filler neck and unhooking the battery. Whats the reason behind that? Is there anything else I should do so I don't start a fire with the sparks of the welds?

Thanks