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Hey guys, I've got some replacement parts for the transmission, like a new shift fork boot and throwout bearing (now installed on the sleeve). I wanted to get all new bolts to reattach the transmission to the engine so I ordered them from ZCar Depot. I just want to give these guys a big public shout out. I got this E-mail: I think it was really cool that they checked it with me. I don't mind of course. Not like the bolts will be visible once it's all back together anyhow, but I know it might be an issue for some folks so it made sense for them to contact me to check. I just wanted to give them some recognition. Never had a bad experience with these folks yet.

Got the underside seam welded, that was a bitch - working on my back. Welding spatter gets all over. Primed & initial seam sealer Got the B pillar base welded in - 1st part Side impact post & rear end of B pillar base The areas I've marked on the sill seam have to be modified for drainage Stepped the forward edge of this rocker section to fit inside the rocker, adjusted the fit to the B pillar anchors After I did the seam sealer here, I put some paint on the inner sill, since it's open anyway

Moving along, although the day was cut a little short by a storm coming in Started by making the rear cap for the rocker A little forming work to get the fold & profile right tested the seam sealer compatibility with the spot welder - looks good, so I used it on all the spot weld seams seam welded the upper junction with the MIG after this To deal with the drainage channels, I just drilled holes in the sill and tapped the edges with a ballpein hammer to contour them slightly concave proceeded with fabricating the rear half of the outer rocker skin step in forward edge to tuck under forward rocker repair panel cut the square holes needed to retain the sill covers - those are from later 960 series, which is what the forward rocker repair piece was cut from. That way, I had guide holes to follow in terms of spacing, offset & specific dimension Prepped the outer sill lip & the backside of the sill so I can spot weld thru. Had to add another clamp - this one clamp wasn't providing sufficient conductivity for the spot welder to operate Only got as far as spot welding the sill lip, and the rearward overlap -by then the storm was moving in pretty quick, so I packed up for the day. Should be able to finish the outer skin work tomorrow. Lightening was coming through that darker cloud bank - I had about 5mins to pack up before the downpour

I've been meaning to say something similar. I purchased well over 100 different parts for my car while I was working on it and while @grannyknot was working on it. The parts came from a lot of different suppliers. Z Car Depot was the best supplier I dealt with by a pretty wide margin. I look on their site first now.

That’s Matt that was responding. Been there quite a long time.

Im not a huge fan of Amazon but they are becoming the distribution network for all businesses. That ship has sailed I think. I had that truck for another 4 or 5 years probably. The only thing i don't know is how flexible it is after it's cured