67 Roof drip rails

[latzoo]

Now that I have started reseaarching my roof replacement I saw some sweet cars with the drip rail removed. Is this as simple as cutting the drip rail off and filling the hole with weld. Or would this require some professinal help.

I feel that I competent enough to start the roof next week and would like to also tackle this at the same time. My drip rails don't look too hot so this might be a cost effective way of customizing/ repairing a section of my car.
Thanks for the help.