Welder for body metal

The Clarke stuff is good. Uses standard Tweco torch and all popular stuff you can find anywhere. I wouldn't get one though that does not at LEAST have gas hookups on it. You will be severely limited if you do. When you get one, just practice runnin beads on a piece of scrap sheet metal. You'll get right in no time. I recommend usin gas too though. It makes the welds much neater.

I have a Craftsman mig that is made by Clarke. It has gas hookups on it and is only rated at 85 amps. I have welded 1/4" plate in one pass with it before. I wouldn't do it all the time, but it did it nicely. The thing has a 40% duty cycle. You won't find duty cycles like that in anything but the most expensive Hobarts or Lincolns or Millers. It's not how big the welder is, it's how well you can use it. Practice makes perfect.