Started Shaving Drip Rails

[tbags]

I started shaving my drip rails today and it is not as easy as i thought! The door drip moldings are overtop of a pinch weld that connects the roof skin to the door opening housing and the door opening housing to the rear window panel. I removed the rail and then ground the remaining pinch welds down flush to the cab and tomorow i will tack weld these two pieces together. Has anyone shaved their rails before and can offer any info i may be missing while doing this? Also do most people weld in a small 1 inch strip on the inside of the door channel where the molding used to be? I test fit the door up to the cab and it seems like it is going to have one hell of a gap! any advice would be appreciated

thanks
taylor