What kind of welder do I need to do bodywork?

Hey everyone, I recently bought some filler plates and a roll pan for my taco which I wanna weld. I was just wondering what kind of welder would I need to do this? Also, since this is my first time ever trying to attempt this would it be smart just to take it a body shop? Talk you all for your time.

i know some people use 110 welders for sheet metal work and what not. i personally have a 220 (lincoln 175 hd) that i can turn all the way down to weld sheet metal but sometimes if your not careful it will burn right through. look at the other things you would like to weld as well. other than bodywork do you think you would use it to make brackets, link bars, or weld anything thicker than sheetmetal? you can do some of that stuff just fine with a 110 but its only going to penetrate so much. when i bought mine, i knew i was going to want to learn how to weld good and find another junker that i could fix up myself so thats why i got it...

shaving stuff off isnt too hard its more time consuming than anything. get your materials from a autobody place and ask them for some advice or tips when shaving. also, get online and do a search on 'how to'. when i was learning how to paint i had never done it before either...took a lil practice and some reading but in the end it saved a lot of money and it came out just fine.

practice first... then take it to a body shop.. dont just weld it in if you have never welded.. lol