My how time flies! A lot has happened personally, since I last wrote. Not much has happened on the truck, though. My break from the summer heat got extended just a bit. No matter, I'm back at it now. When I left you, I had just fitted the outer cowl and inner-to-outer cowl pieces to the truck. Over the summer I did make a shim, as I had mentioned. I test fit it and did not like how it all looked. So, I went back to the original fitment. The bottom of the door will be proud of the cowl, but I simply don't care. I saw something, not sure where, that basically said to get it on the road and don't worry about perfect. Well, mine was never going to be perfect, but I'm taking that advice to heart. I'll still try to do my best, but I won't obsess of minor details. So where am I? The outer cowl and inner-to-outer cowls are back on the truck and the tack welding has begun. Frankly, I'm thrilled with how it looks! I've still got to tack the inner-to-outer cowl to the inner cowl. Once that is done, I can finish all of the welds, dress them and apply a coat of primer to prevent any rusting while I move on to the driver side. My plan is to do the driver side next, then do both cab corners at the same time. The rationale for that is that the bed will have to be removed to get at the corners properly, so I'll do that last.
Because of my "break", this thread was deleted from the active group. Hopefully, it will show up again on the active page. I know many people read it, although few comment. That's ok, I guess. Honestly, I was on the fence about reviving it. I thought about it and went ahead with the revival, for the same reason that I made the thread in the first place: to help someone else, like me. Either by providing ideas on what to do or what not to do. Either way, if it helps someone trying to figure things out, then it was worthwhile.
Pro tip on shop safety: Clean out whatever clothing you might store in the garage before putting it on! I've always stored my work shoes in the garage, because i don't want any debris coming into the house. It bit me last summer...literally. Turns out that I was bitten by an insect twice (did not actually see the insect). The bites very closely resembled brown recluse spider bites and required a significant amount of medical attention plus months of recovery. In the process, the bites nuked my immune system! These bites, whatever they came from, were no kidding serious bites. So even if I hadn't wanted to take a break, I was going to get a break! I mention all of this to remind everyone to be careful when putting on grubby clothes that you keep in the garage or shop.
So, I'm back! I hope you all enjoy reading about my progress.
