Truck bed, seats, sheet metal and lots of rustoleum

[bmar]

Bolted together the truck bed and front end, also installed the seats.
I find that body work is not something I enjoy and not very good at, so the gaps and misalignment are staying for a while and I will drive, something I haven't done much of in the 15 years I have owned this truck, as a "rat rod". Or at least that is the story I will be telling as there are far to many dents and I don't want end up with a bondo special.

[franken]

GM wasn't too interested in fit and finish back in the day, so it probably looks better than new. Be sure to use backing plates when bolting those seats in...

[bmar]

For sure the fit and finish was not great back in the day and having parts from several different trucks doesn't help.
I built some stands for the seats to get them up high enough to see out the windows and used rivet nuts to bolt them to the floor. I placed large gussets on the stands and still had to modify the seats to get them to fit.