Slow progress, but progress. With all the wall areas patched in it was time to work on installing the floor. It had to go in from the bottom, which meant using the engine hoist was a no-go. So I lifted the bed, set the plate on some jack stands and lowered the bed back in place, then used the jack and the lift to get the floor lined up where it needed to go, then I could make a few minor modifications to make the fit right. Once I was happy I lifted the bed up and used the grinder to clean up all the welding areas on the bed and floor. Then I could put the bed back down.
I started at the back lining up the plate and then tacking it in place using a floor jack to get the plate leveled and lined up and repeated that around the rest of the bed. I had to use a strap to pull the bed square and then some others to take the bow out of the side and pull it in tight to the plate before tacking it.
Once finished tacking around the sides and back it was time to go back and weld it in completely a little at a time. I ended up with the driver's wheel well cover cut wrong and a gap at the bottom, as well as a slight issue with the side plate where I cut the shape wrong, so they will need to be redone and patched.
I started at the back lining up the plate and then tacking it in place using a floor jack to get the plate leveled and lined up and repeated that around the rest of the bed. I had to use a strap to pull the bed square and then some others to take the bow out of the side and pull it in tight to the plate before tacking it.
Once finished tacking around the sides and back it was time to go back and weld it in completely a little at a time. I ended up with the driver's wheel well cover cut wrong and a gap at the bottom, as well as a slight issue with the side plate where I cut the shape wrong, so they will need to be redone and patched.
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