When I'm ready to cut out the old tail panel and weld in the new one....what do I need to worry about? I"m thinking about the gas tank. Do i need to remove it before i do anything? thats the main thing i'm worried about...anything else?
If you can prevent just cutting it out by drilling out the spot welds, go that route. That tail panel can be really, really tricky. Just be careful, and please do remove the fuel tank.