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Personally I would do the repair with the top on.
If you do it with the top off there could be misaliginment and when you go to put the top on the mounting screws might not align. There is a very slim chance of it going out of wack by cutting that piece out because that metal isnt largly structural. Are your rocker boxes on there or non exsistant? The kick panel kind of folds over underneath at where it meets the floor so there may be some need for repair there. I will attach a picture that shows this area. It aint a fun place to work in.
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