1975 cj5 renegade build

Heres some pics of my jeep that im just now getting started on. I tore it down months ago and took a break for for a while. Now im digging in and theres no turning back! [/IMG]

 

I want to get rid of the rivets and weld in a new piece. Should i drill the rivets out or gring them and maybe punch out? Im gonna need some help here? :?

 

Those appear to be blind rivets (commonly called pop-rivets). You can try drilling them out. This usually removes the head portion and the entire rivet will then spin in the hole. Then try knocking them out with a punch. Since you should have access to the back side of these rivets, you can pull them out with pliers as well.
Since the repair sheet is probably sacrificial, a big grinder would make fast work of removing the rivet heads. Then knock them out the same way. That just might be faster.

 

Thanks! I think im gonna speed things up a grind them flush. I dont know why they put such a big patch piece on. the original panel looks like it was going just at the bottom, but when i get this off i will have a better idea of what was there.

 

You can grind the heads off then punch them though with a small punch.