Long over due for an update, first thanks for the pics fishingjred73.
Next is what I've accomplished over the past almost two months.
I decided to rebuild my core support and skip the brothers patch panel. Turned out ok in my opinion and its now 1/8" metal so it should take a little while to rust out again

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You can also see I cleaned and painted the front frame rails while I was there. I'll do the frame around the engine when I pull the motor to replace it and the front suspension when I rebuild that.
I also gave the old doors a coat of flat black and stuck them on.
Other than that I've just been collecting parts and planning