Yeah me niether, I don't trust myself to do anything too serious. I want the job done right and fixed permanantly

 

i'd say before you do anything take a wire brush to it and see how bad the damage really is, might be plenty of good steal under the rust, if so i dont imagine it would be to hard to "patch" the area
oh yeah i do weld(not a ALLOT) but i have been told by a pro that im damn good for.. well not being a pro, i dont think it would be to difficult to patch on a decent chunk of steal(a bit less than a quarter inch..) and as long as you have a nice and good thick bead through the patch you should be good to go, it definately wont be weaker

 

Good choice man! Keep her till she dies and then reserrect her! Muahha...