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Seeing as you've had to ask the question, it won't be any type of 'repair it yourself' answer. 

I would start visiting workshops that focus on classic vehicle restorations/coach building/body building. I would be surprised if your average panel beating workshop would be interested in making a repair like this and even if they were, personally I wouldn't trust that them not to take shortcuts in their quest of maximising profits.  

An example of the type of workshop I'm talking about is something like this - 

https://www.automotivecraftsmen.com.au/

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Ooooo damn, that's a tricky place to fix....  The section that the K-Frame is bolted to is a VERY structurally integral part of the car.  It's a massive job to strip all of  that apart to get to that panel.  Dozens of spot weld to drill out to remove all of the panels.

The other thing to consider is if there is that much rust there, most likely there is a lot of rust elsewhere too.....  If/when you get a quote, IT WILL NOT be the final amount as once they start drilling out spot welds more and more nastyness will be revelled.  Prepare yourself for that.

Good luck, I hope you can bring her back from the brink.

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