That's the way I figure it; if you cant see it when the car is back together, go for fuctionality. That definately looks fixable with regular sheet metal. Sheetmetal is cheap right now, too. I bought a 4'x8' sheet of 20 gauge for $45 and a 4'x8' sheet of 16 gauge for $62. It'll take me a long time to use all that.