Snow is gone & sun is out, so I worked outside for a few hours.
Worked on low effort pieces - started folding & tacking the cut B pillar layers so that nothing is left loose, and folded the edges that would interfere with the stake insertion, then cut & welded the first stake holder bracket . I'll finish it & clean up the welds later
Figuring out how to fill the rear door - I decided I don't want to have a smooth panel covering the whole thing - it won't go with the rest of the bed. So, a filler piece to join door opening to inner door skin - approx 3/4" wide, will be butt-welded
then contoured pieces to fill large openings, and join to the C pillar, and I'll fill the various small holes
Cut some SS to make the reinforcement inserts for the rail caps: 48 x 3.5"; for a 2" vertical & 1.25" horizontal ( with a 1/4" folded edge)
also folded some sheet (in background) to make the 1/4 glass lower lip
So, back to one of my original layouts, just larger dimensions:
This got complicated as I want to retain the inner & outer door upper lip - for the outer molding, and for the door panel should I decide to cut it down & make it work.. That means there has to be an open channel on either side of the glass frame lip along the door cap
it will be welded to the door skin along the opening where the vice grips at located, and to the vertical pinch welds at each end
(dropped on the right in this pic, it will sit level)