Saturday the 4th Dec

I did a little more sanding and grinding on the bed and it is now standing up on its end in the garage. As for the days tasks, I think they may have changed as soon as I woke up this morning. I so wanted to just cut the back of the cab off and figure out how much metal I was going to need to fill in the gaps. However, it turned out that my day would entail removing the seat and gas tank from the cab. I was then able to pull up the thin glued down carpet and get a look at the floor pan. Not real happy, but I will not have to buy the replacement pans.... I'm thinking. Rocker panels are in good shape but will need some attention as well. I pulled the rubber seal off the bottom and up the sides of both doors to get a look at the rust there as well, repairable I'm sure.
Well that wasn't enough, had to do more to disassemble: The fenders, doors and disconnecting anything else connected to the fire wall seemed to go pretty smoothly. The steering wheel gave me a little issue due to having to find a 12 point 7/16 socket, had one but it took forever finding it. Now getting it out without taking off the steering wheel was a little frustrating and was ready to get the hammer. As you will be able to see from the pictures, it is no longer there. The cab bolts were easier than I thought they would be.
If I was not in the back yard in the grass and had a shop to work out of I would not be complaining. But the weather every time I had the chance to work on it has been good or tolerable. The last thing I did was push up on the cab and felt it lift off. I did it on both sides and moved it back a little. It is ready to mark the cab and figure out where is the best place to mark and cut the cab.
This will be the challenging part to fabricate all the needed parts, braces, and plates with what I have available. I don't have the bottles for the oxygen or acetylene and know I will have to get O rings for the cutting torch, so that will take money and will make due with what I have right now.
I have to get the bed loaded in the truck and put in the back yard and get the cab in the garage before I trade in the truck next week. I also need to get a hitch for Lisa's Nissan so I can haul a trailer to get these pieces around to have things done, mostly the use of a Mig Welder, the metal is to thin for the welders I have.