I got out to the shop for a couple hours tonight. I’m going to try to make it a nightly habit. I’m going to have to if I’m ever going to get this thing done.
My verdict, for now at least, is that my heater channels are good. I’ll have to replace the rocker of course, and probably the middle section, but I could just patch the couple inch section that’s rusted through. Even if it’s ugly, no one will ever see it.
I started cutting plates to bolt onto the hinge and striker mounts so I can weld up my door openings. I’m going to do this to stiffen the body while I take it off the pan. Before I do that though, I’m ordering some hinges and strikers, probably from House of Ghia, so that I can make sure my body is straight. I’m kind of concerned about the left side striker panel. It’s bent up a bit. If that door hangs straight, then I’m good for now, but if it doesn’t, then I have more work to do.
I’ll get more pictures of my progress hopefully tomorrow. It’s mostly just more butchery.