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body work progress

Stopped by the body shop today to see the progress on the tub. They are almost done with the major body work, and I was able to snap a few pictures of the results. Here are both floors that were replaced.
Driver's floor board
Passenger floor board
I had them weld up some extra holes in the dash.
The dash support was pretty rotten underneath, but since it was never seen, I told them they could skip it. Instead, they went ahead and welded in a new piece of metal to better support it.
Driver's side rocker panel
Passenger side rocker panel
Both wheel wells had some metal that was bubbling up and rotten, so that was all replaced. Here is the passenger wheel well looking much better than before.
The rear quarter panels were the worst spot on the vehicle. The rear sill that supported them was also in bad shape. I orderd replacement panels and a new rear sill, and now they are looking much better.
Driver's rear quarter panel
Passenger rear quarter panel
After getting the floors and rear sill replaced and the wheel wells patched up, they went ahead and shot some undercoating on the underside of the tub.
Under the wheel well
The underside of the new rear sill, looking tons better than it did before.