Well, I'm as bad about putting this thread together as I am about working on the truck. I did finally get all of my pics over to Snapfish, so here goes.
One of the first things I did was take the truck apart and and attack the cancer in the cab, and there was plenty. I suppose I'll let the pictures do a little bit of the talking since you guys/gals love pics:
...getting the patient ready for the "operating table" (rotisserie):
How about this for creativity! (No, that's not my work. That's how it came.)
...and the other side, going together:
Rust pretty much everywhere:
The driprails have been eliminated since only about half of them survived the last half of the last century...
Replacing more rust. As you can see, this is a real rescue of a truck on life support!
More surgery. Can you tell this is a hobby for me?
Finally, some results!
And we'll throw in some easy stuff...
...but I just couldn't stay away from the REAL fun!
Here I am, trying to find good metal:
Overall, things are coming out fairly well.
If I have concerns at all, its because I won't be able to seal a lot of the welds from the back.