Garage Clean-up and Body Test Fit

So the excitement of getting the other truck with all the parts, sorting the parts into piles, then selling the unwanted items the next day is over.  Now it is time to work.  The longevity of my marriage is directly correlated to how clean the garage is kept, so I knew what needed to be done.  The first step was to get as many parts and boxes up off of the floor as possible.  Since the new body parts needed to be test fit sooner or later, it seemed like a good time to hang some sheet metal and kill two birds with one stone.

Bed mounts bolted down with temporary fasteners:

Bed sides and front panel installed:

Houston, we have a problem.  The holes in the aftermarket frame do not line up with the holes in the rear cross sill.  I'm not sure how the one that came with the truck were ever installed because they were not attached when I purchased the truck.  Fixing this will involve lots of measuring and some drill bits...

Here it is with the fenders mounted hand tight and the running boards laying up on the brackets loose.  Lookin' good!

I cut some plywood to fit in the bed to make use of the space back there while working on the mechanicals under the hood.

Most of the rest of the truck is now neatly piled up in the back.  :o)

The garage and the truck now look and feel much better!