Busted bed welds

[johnyb777]

Had a car battery in the bed of my truck yesterday. Even though I was being super cautious, it slid forward while I was slowing down for a red light and hit the front panel of my bed. When it hit, several spot welds broke loose and now I have a small but noticeable gap between the bed floor and the front bed panel. Any thoughts on if this can be repaired easily? I can get under and access the spot welds really easily.

 

[Big White RAM]

Rivets may be the easiest repair.

 

[johnyb777]

Update: I was able to repair this using some JB Weld. Looks good as new and actually might be stronger than before. Used one of my kids’ old plastic medicine syringes to apply a thin bead across the seam below the bed floor and some clamps to hold it all together over night while it cured.