In a message dated 2/16/00 9:29:12 AM Eastern Standard Time,
pmarston@INSTECH.CO.UK writes:

<<  had to have the windscreen replaced recently and took the opportunity to
 cuty out the rot and replace it with metal & mig.
 I found that I was able to make a good copy of the metal shapes involved by
 taking a cardboard cut out of the other corner (which was not so bad) and
 then making up an assembly of little plates that I then welded together.  It
 took about 4 hours in total to repair, I was able to grind the area flat and
 then paint it with some rust preservative before the new screen was placed >>

but you live in the UK....  ;<)  i've seen your fellow Brits fix cars that
were nothing but swiss cheese...  :<)

chris