[Mustard72]

Managed to have a pretty productive weekend. Got some more engine parts cleaned up for the engine builder (bolts, alternator bracket, intake manifold, etc.). Lots of time spent at the bench grinder with the wire wheel cleaning stuff up. Fun, fun, fun.

Also got the passenger side kick panel, lower a-pillar, and rocker installed. I actually used almost all of the kick panel patch from LMC. Used the sheet metal screw plug weld method combined with the edge welding method (lap joint). I drilled three of the spot welds out of the firewall to kick panel flange connection, and ended up with a big hole on the inside of the cab. Not exactly sure how that happened, but I think my kick panel isn't quite where GM put the original back in the day. So, I had to weld a patch on. Should have done it from the inside, because I stink at anything resembling overhead welding. I got the patch half-ass tacked on, cleaned my mig nozzle out, and called it good.