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shock tower and fender apron replacement help

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Taranis

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Hi all,
I'm going to have my my shock towers, fender aprons, and radiator support replaced and I wanted to ask y'all if this is a job better left to a body shop or would I be able to do this myself?
I have a Hobart 125 MIG and will be reasonably proficient with it once I'm done with my floor pans. Any advice would be much appreciated.

Oh yeah, I'm pretty set on replacing them, not repairing them. (battery corrosion and rust)amnit:
 
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Once you've replaced the floor pans yourself, you will have all the cutting, hammering, metal shaping, welding skills that you'll need to replace the other parts that you mentioned. However, you'll probably be so sick of cutting, hammering, metal shaping and welding that you'll want to send it out to someone else.

I would highly recommend welding in some subframe connectors to keep the frame from flexing or shifting while you've got all the metal cut out.
 

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Thanks for the help. I Already have the subframe connectors, now I know when to put them in...

Is there any particular order that I should do the front end?
 
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Hey man! This is about the only topic on this site I have actually completed myself. I'd never welded anything before and I think my towers came out OK. I didnt replace the whole apron, just the part that overlapped the shock tower was rusty. http://www.mustangandfords.com/howto/19998/ this is a good place to start. Drilling out the spot welds isnt bad and the rest chisels out pretty easy. The only thing I did different was add a bunch more welding than the factory. Like I said, first time and wanted to make sure it was going to hold up. Any specific questions feel free to ask... Take care.
 
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