It's a easy repair, no fancy welding (TIG) needed. And did someone actually say stick welding.. :-)

Drive down to NH, we could probably get you fixed and back on the road in a matter of hours.

Basically cut/trim until you reach clean steel, make patch and bracket then weld on, replace bushings and hardware, cavity wax the inside of the body where the welding took place and undercoat as needed. I'd guess 3-4 hours

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