Time for a journal update. I've been busy working, but the progress has been slow! The park brake brackets, pedal and linkage were very difficult to get out intact. Eventually, I did get it all out. Also, I cut out the spot welds on the rocker panel. That, too, was more difficult on the driver side than the passenger side. There were several "hidden" spot welds behind the cab corner. The only way for me to access them was to cut out part of the cab corner. This area already needed to be replaced, so it isn't extra work, just not when I planned to do it. To fit the new rocker panel into place, I also had to remove the floor pan and under floor support. I cut the floor out in sections and I still have one section left to cut out. That is where the under floor support is welded to the transmission access area. I'll do that the next time I'm in the garage. Lastly, I removed the rear cab support and rebuilt it the same way I did the other one. I had a rebuild kit, that I installed on the reusable pieces, after grinding the rust off and repainting. It was really nice to see the cab sitting level! It has never done that while I've owned the truck. I've attached several pics. The first is a "here's where we are starting" pic. It shows the floor pan and the park brake pedal area. The second shows the rocker panel in its first dry fit. The last shows most of the metal that I cut out.
