[68Timber]

I did get a stud welder but not from Eastwood. Harbor Freight had one that had forty-something reviews and a 4.5 star rating on sale for $109 with the slide hammer. Good enough for me. I'm no body guy, no shape/no how, but I don't mind trying. Plus we've all watched a million builds over the years on TV and elsewhere - that doesn't equate into experience or make me an expert. But we've seen this done many times and I've got a truck here that doesn't need a perfect repair, it just needs to be repaired. Anyway, that's how I talked myself into this foolishment. On to the pics.

In the next few pics you can see where I've used an angle die grinder and roloc disk to remove the paint where I think I need a stud, welding studs, using the slide hammer, and removing studs. In the last pic, that's of my work space. I've got a blanket on the dash/cowl to sit on with the windshield out, so it's not awkward work.