[landarts]

Moved the truck into the garage so I could jack up the bed to get to the damage on the backside of the cab caused by the bed banging into the cab. So both sides had the same damage caused by the exterior bolts on the front of the bed smashing into the cab. The cab corners also need a small portion cut out and replaced since it looks like the lower back wings below the rear support have been bent back a forth a few times and folded up a little from the bottom.

So I removed all 8 bolts, which was a first without having grind them off or break them. Disconnect the rear tail light wiring and exhaust hanger. Jacked it up with a bottle jack and began to crib it up with a bunch of 4x4 blocks I had from some cut off post. Was getting no where fast so I grabbed the engine hoist and the 4x4 post bed remover I made a few years back and jacked it up, rolled it back and clamped down a few blocks to give me the room I need to work on the back.

I prepped all of the areas with 3" disc on an small air angle grinder. Pulled out the stud gun and Steck lever and went to town making it look like a porcupine. Welding in studs and pulling with the lever in different angles and tapping with a body hammer. Trying to pay attention to body lines on the upper cab area below the window. That area alone probably spent two hours welding in studs pulling, tapping, grinding studs off, going after the low spots again and again.

Then finally got those areas workable for filler. So I moved onto the lower cab section dissection. I wanted to remove the least possible and since most of the damage was from bottom of the support down. Grabbed the cut off tool, a marker and straight edge and went to town.