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I finished sanding out the bed wood. I also had to build a couple of support mounts for the lower mounting points of the front outer fenders. Originally, the trucks had a little indented spacer/washer thingy jig. I attempted to pull the two from the C20 parts truck, but rust defeated me. They were solid chunks of rust. So, I built my own using some pipe and 1/8" plate. I hope they work well enough.

I will be attempting one more shot at the original LH door. The reproduction door was also too NARROW as well as the vent window angle being wrong. I know you're sick of hearing about what I'm going to do, imagine how I feel! One last attempt at a lower patch panel. Fingers crossed.

I dug out the big blaster today and started stripping paint and rust off the fenders, since I have to wait on parts for the door repair. They have to be stripped eventually is my thinking. May as well do it while it is still nice outside. As I blasted, I noticed quite a few new repairs that need to be done in addition to touch ups on repairs I had done already.

EG:

Better penetration on some welds.

Fix battery tray rust.

Pinholes on the lower, front of the LH fender. I thought it would be ok...nope. Fairly large surgery, again...

Inner fender rust holes on a double layered area. Who knew? 🙄

I am forgetting a couple things as well, but as always: 3 steps forward, 2 back!

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PS: Also had a fiasco with my compressor. I went to use it one day and it went Urch at start up. It did this a few years ago and it was the pressure switch. I was crabby as other things were irritating me that day/week and did not need that when it was my wrenching time. My parents had taken my kids for the day, my wife was working, grr.

So I assumed ( I know, I know...*ss) it was the pressure switch. I tore up to the city (1:15 one way) and got two switches(one for the future just in case), and came home. My air compressor was torn apart, it was 30°C, crabby, put it all back together and blah. Nothing. Grrrrrrr. I tested the motor. It was good. I didn't want to pull the compressor, so I followed the cord to the wall. Unplugged it. Tried the welder in the wall plugin. It worked.

Turns out the bloody compressor end plug wires had come loose inside the plugin housing.

I was so bloody angry that day. All day.

Rant over. But hey, at least I have a couple extra pressure switches now, and lots of rust to fix on fenders.

Ugh. So, you want to restore trucks, do ya?!
Things are looking up now though.