Bodywork - I hate bodywork! I hate it with a passion.
The reality is I hate it only because I'm no good at it. I mean diasterous.
As mentioned in my first post, the stepside fenders were toast. I bought a new pair from the same junker I got the radio plate from. A little surface rusty and a couple of dents, but no rust holes.
Thankfully the bedside was in great shape underneath, so it just needed new fasteners (from the bed kit I foolishly bought from LMC. Had no idea it was going to be home depot bulk bolts . . .
I also got a new front driver fender - the original one had a couple of holes around the wheel well.
The worst of the damage I only found out about when the truck sat out in the rain. I thought the carpet was wet because of water coming in from the kick panel vent. Boy was I wrong! After the windshield was pulled this is what was left of the windshield corners:
Thankfully, the body guy patched it all back up and no leaks!
Once I get the wiring finished, I'll be posting about the install of (in my opinion) the mother of all aftermarket accessories! A NOS power-lite power rear window!
