67 longbox stepside

[Squink1]

Thanks guys for the positive comments. I decided it would be a shame to chop this one up. Going to leave it a long stepper. I have got to get it tore down and blasted to see what i am dealing with. Has some definite upper rocker issues and around the cowl vents and outside on the firewall directly behind the hood hinges. My questions are what do most of you do to fix the kick panel vents rust? And also the outer cowl area? I am assuming that debris went down the cowl and stuck in that area and rusted from the inside of the firewall? Any replacement panels out there for this? I picked up a couple doors and a fender to have around from a guy in my area. He has a couple slant hoods with original faded paint that i can have for $40 a piece if i want also. I would have took them then but i did'nt have room. My question on that is, would it be better to do some work to my oem stuff or just buy aftermarket to save time? I would think the oem metal would be stronger and fit better? Have helped a buddy who owned a shop back in the 90's and most of the aftermarket crap back then left gaps big enough to throw a cat through. Any thoughts? Last one, in the pics you will see a pass side spare tire mount. Is this factory? Why no drivers side wheel cutout?