No one wants to touch this. Insurance reasons. I have a hole about the size of a small salt shaker in my frame - rusted through. Have a few holes on the bottom near the same area but a little further forward. Usual suspect location - just forward of the hangar for the rear spring.

I'm thinking about just welding a plate over it but no one will touch it and I don't own any welding equipment, nor do I have the skills for this job. I do have the skills to get a plate cut, bore some holes, run a tap into the 'good meat' and BOLT a plate in place. I figure 20 or so bolts and a decently thick plate would hold it rather well, but I'm not sure.

Opinions?

The damage is NOT that bad - I've seen far, far worse. The problem is where I live - the shops are afraid of liability, and I guess I can't blame them since it's within the wheelbase. They're also not used to seeing rust of any kind and I'm kinda miffed that my tx truck has any, but there it is.