FWIW, $500-1000 will buy a welder, a helmet and rent a tank.
I replaced full floor pan, cross bracing and trunk in my 68 GTO, and I had never welded before. It's a good place to learn, cause it doesn't show.
If you make a mistake, grind it off and try again. You get "do-overs" in this area, a luxury you don't have on that nice quarter panel.
When you're done you have learned a new skill, pride of ownership in the task, and a new welder!
Just my $.02
Regards,
Bob Trimpe
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68 GTO ragtop
91 T/A
69 XKE
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