I remember reading a past thread that dave posted, where he had to cut out and weld in small pieces of angle iron for this same particular area that I need to deal with, below the front window, especially around the screws that hold down some sort of panel that was there, which at the moment I can't exactly remember what it was. What I want to know is if Dave used a plasma cutter or a grinder with a cutting disc mounted on it.
Is this a typical trouble spot for a lot of people?