4T6,
I have the splash pans lightly bolted in place...more for safe keeping than anything. My garage is so stretched for space right now, the safe place for most of the parts is back on the truck..even if they have to come off again. The splash pans did turn out darn nice. The grease/oil makes a good rust proofing agent, so there was little or no pitting.
The running boards turned out OK. They are 5 foot wonders. When you get up close, the PC did not cover up the pitting and you can see some spot welds where the mount hardware is welded underneath.
But I was going for durability as I am building a driver...So I have to remind myself not to be so picky!
Keep at it...it was not fun for a few weeks...but it gets better!
