A bit of a break in progress and my gf and I relocated to Thailand for a few months work so the coffers were empty for a bit. But on with the thread which I should have updated before now...
After deciding on the roofline, with a wave of his magic wand, Wayne cut the cab roof off and fabbed up the framework that ties the top of the windscreen with the rear pod:
Next the cab, doors and bonnet (hood) got sent off to the blaster's. They came back in great shape, with only a few small patches of rust we hadn't been aware of