One thing for sure is, I am not fast. I was going to wait and post all the fix at once. But it is taking longer than I thought. I am eager to move on to the transmission rebuild and more so on the new top(s). More to do on this cab but not so intense in detail. I made a new floor pan trying to make an exact duplicate. I replaced a short section of bad pitting on the back wall. It fits pretty well so far. The flat open section of patch should never touch the parent metal. You always need a gap. It will buckle every time if it has no gap.
More metal wrestling. Like playing with a bunch of rusty razor blades. My hands are beat up.
Bead blasting revealed a bad edge. Thank fully that was the only good intact part from the old metal. Time for a graft.
I want to paint under this part before welding it in. I will run a paint wand in all of it on both sides of the cab, but I want to make sure it is coated.
The metal is close to like new.
It fits pretty well. I still need to trim the other end to fit. It will take all day to attach everything permanently.
I will post the finished work picture later when I get it done. I have a couple parts to make and send out.
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