I remember when welding patches and rebuilding quarter panels was fun.  The end goal of this truck is not a restoration, but merely to have a structurally solid with non-rust-bucket vibe.  As such, I can take a few liberties with how things are put back together, but it’s no less tedious.

Rebuilding the wheel-arches is another thing altogether.  I’m trying my hand at some hammer forming with a wood/metal buck but I don’t think that’s going to turn out well.   I used a 1-7/8″ trailer hitch ball to make a forming attachment for my air-hammer.  Unfortunately, it wasn’t hardened so it just mushroomed at the end and also hardly made a dent in the sheet metal.  Back to the drawing board.