WyoBolter...Welcome to the "BOLT"! What you are about to do is exactly what I did to my truck. Before I did any cutting to my cab, I braced everything with 1" angle iron, to help keep the integrity of the cab. As mentioned by the other bolters, and can't be stressed enough, do one area at a time and don't be in a hurry. There's a picture trail on my webshots if you'd like to see what I did. Also, I see you live in Gillette. You can swing by my house in Pine Haven and talk shop. My cab is almost completely finished as far as the panel replacements go (19 total new replacements). Good to see another Wyoming dude in here!

~Ron