1948 GMC - Cab - Page 16


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		After grinding the welds down using a 4" grinder, the welds were sanded smooth using a 7" orbiting disk with 80 grit sand paper. With the sander in hand, I also sanded away the primer I did the night before simply because I was not completely satisfied with it.
		Here is another angle after wiping down with a painting prep and before priming once more.
		Now primed and ready to move to the other side... After I take sometime to reorganize all the tools and clean the shop up. It is strange, the more focused I get on the work in hand, the more trashed the shop gets.
		I might of said this before, "The part I feared the most was replacing the panels." For me, I have never been here. The cutting and welding of the new to the old was uncharted territory. And now... The most enjoyable. To step back and see the finished work. I am pleased. Of course it's not perfect but something figured out and a mile marker crossed. I am truly enjoying this. If I could make living out of it, I would.... Then again, after doing it day in and day out, I would probably regret leaving the world of clean floors and of course the air conditioner. :-)
		With the left side done, it is now time to move to the right.
		After cutting away at the inner, outer and inter-to-outer panels.
		With the bottom side of the seat frame support being rusted it was cut out to address the issues. At first I considered drilling through all the spot welds and removing the entire seat support but in the long run, that would cause more work. That and most of the spot welds were going to be impossible to drill out. So instead, I cut through the support frame before the corners. By removing this section, it also allowed me to have easier access to replacing the floorboards.

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