Now I could get at the passenger side, I could sort some of the bad bits of the chop out. It just doesn’t line up that well where it’s been stuck back together and although I could just bury it in filler, I’d like to get it as good as I can. There was a vertical strip welded in to fill a gap on the pillar that I just cut out and threw away, and slit the welds back open. After a little bit of hammer and dolly work, I was happy that it lined up properly.

A few tacks, and I was ready to cut out the replacement filler strip. Again working slowly I gradually filled in the gaps then set about it with a file, a flap disk and the sander. That showed up the inconsistencies in the shape of the cab pillar, so I worked my way through that as well till I was happier with the overall look of it. I also started working my way along the roof seam and filling that in too as it dissapears in the centre of the chop so I’d rather it was smooth. The door pillar was also not smooth at the join, so that got cut again, slide hammered out, and re-welded. A lot of work but all worth it I think.