Got the frame rails cleaned out and painted on some Rust Bullet Black Shell I STILL have left over. That stuff’s awesome! Just did the frame rails and inside of the rear cross member for now since I’ll never be able to get to them again.

After getting the ‘gap’ patch installed, I zapped down the trunk pan after getting it all lined up. Still gotta weld it to the frame rails from underneath, but it’s in there solid now.

Toward the top is the ‘gap’ patch I made for $10. Worked like a champ and got creative using the vise and bent it all into shape. There’s going to be a big ol’ box with a couple of subs riding on top of it someday, so ‘perfect’ doesn’t matter so much to me.