Thanks all for the feedback I appreciate it! It rained for a week, and then it cleared up for a few days. I thought I better get my crawling around on the ground work done. I tucked the running board seal behind the running board on the passenger side. The driver side didn’t have the clearance so I removed the running board and worked it into place with the seal behind. The only clue as to position of the running board is the holes in the rear fender. I haven’t lined those up yet. The driver side is close, the passenger side looks like the running board is low and outward. It seems like the top of the running board inner edge should line up with the seal retainer. Not an issue with a stock set-up, but something to consider when attaching running board brackets to frame. Here are some pictures: The end of the seal retainer to show the profile, The running board mounted inward of the seal, and the running board mounted outward of the seal. There is little wiggle room so I may be able to make some minor adjustments. While down there I finally mounted the exhaust heat shield. I had started mounting the rear splash pan, but couldn’t get the seal tucked between the pan and bumper. I removed the bumper, and then re-installed. The ends of the seal just hang in the breeze while the center is pinched in place. I took a break from the ground and finished the cargo panel install with the wood strips. Looks just like original. I found that the ’88 GMC headlight wiring harness has the same headlight sockets as the ’47, so I’ll use the donor harness. I painted the buckets, and installed one side. I cut the harness to feed the socket wires through the bucket grommet and to extend the wires as I routed low and out of sight. The other side will have to wait until I get another headlight adjuster screw…
