VK Cowl Panel Replacement

[Tom_1569]

I need to fix some fairly wide spread rust under the windscreen on the VK. Has anyone else done this?
The options ive looked at are:
1. Buy rarespares cowl panel and get a mate to help me weld it in.
2. Buy rarespares cowl panel and pay someone to weld it in.
3. Pay someone to fix the the existing panel, but I dont think this is the way to go as im sure more rust will just appear.

I can easily paint this myself, but would pay a pro to do it if their welding in a panel anyway.

Has anyone used a rarespares panel, how much would i need to take out to put a new panel in. Is it something i could do myself, I have a mate who has an industrial mig welder, so tools wont be a problem.

Cheers Tom

[DANNY8]

The one in my wagon was pretty bad, so I just used a broken off drill bit in the air drill and cleaned off all the rust, then used some rust converter, left it for a day, then fibreglassed over it. It was pretty hammered.

Here's some pics just after I applied the 2nd coat of rust converter. As u can see if was fairly bad.





Here's a cowl panel I chopped out of a wreck b4 we got rid of it, sold it to a guy on here. As u can see, then a fair few spot welds which need to be drilled out along the back, and the sides I just chopped out with an air hacksaw.

[Tom_1569]

Cheers Danny, Im not keen on fixing it, or using bog YET.
Does the dash need to come out for it be welded up?

Im yet to even pull the seal out as im scared ill find more then i want to haha, but i dont see it being up the Pillars, mainly the cowl HOPEFULLY.