Replaced the inner and outer rockers. At this time I also discovered the rotten floor. I 'also' found the cab corner was repaired badly (note the chip out of the cab corner). Later I found out my grandad nailed the cab corner on a stump and his neighbor 'fixed' it by cutting out the damaged sheet metal, packing the cab corner with newspaper and then packing it with bondo! I have never seen anything like it! This also means I now need to pull the bed to replace the corner.....F^#K!!!!!!
Restoring the factory radio delete plate. I installed a POS pioneer CD in it in the early 90s (in high school). Also note the 'Bud and Betty Hahn'. Thats been there since the first day grandpa took it home!
Welded in backer and cut a paper thin plate to fill the gap. Holes in the backer so I can rosette weld the plate in.
Almost finished plate. This was a stupid amount of work for something so small. I have something neat planned involving a servo motor and a piano hinge.
~JH