Those darn side windows

From the first moment my dad seen the car he wanted to stay clear of those side windows. There are a couple slants and angles that would be challenging. As I was welding around the floors I noticed that my dad was banging on metal, measuring, and of course cutting himself yet again. He made a mold from the original to replace the cancer spots on the driver's side. We spot welded and bent the metal more to fit our needs. "It is the best we can do with the tools we have." The plan is to smooth out the little imperfections with filler in the spring along with the rest of the car.
The passenger window is next. As you can see it might be a little harder to make a mold of of that one...

Floor weld

It sure is nice looking into the car and not seeing the ground beneath the car. On the driver side a 3/4 floor panel cost triple digits. If you look at the picture you can see they left me about 6 inches short as well. That extra 6 inhces cost around $90.00. To save a couple pennies my dad fabricated a piece that fit very very nicely. Looks good..
The whole focus today was just getting the floor welded into place. We first put some screw lockers into the floor to hold them into place. This was a real treat as every other screw would slip as we hit the juice, BUT the job got done. After this I began the journey of welding around the perimeter. Hammer, weld, hammer, weld... It took it while but we got the tight fit and puzzle placement we were looking for. I still have to weld under the floor to attach it to the frame, but I was facing time AND frigid temperatures. Next time I'll finish it up.

And we're in.... side

My son Luke joined us for about 10 minutes. He insisted he wasn't cold, but I told him to put his hands in his pockets just in case. He got down and jumped his monster trucks before great grandma came and got him. He liked watching the cutting and sparks, even though in the pic he doesn't look like he wanted to be there.
Running out of things to do on the outside of the car has now directed us to the inside floor pans. They really need a cleaning. (Yes we are still avoiding that side window repair... It'll happen.. We hope :) First thing, map out were the floor support rails and frame is located and then get that cancer out!!! We cut away the metal that needed to go. Took the air hose and blew out the junk that filled the frame. The frame were solid on the driver's side thank goodness and didn't require any additional work. After a little sandblasting action all around, we undercoated that side and painted it black.

The passenger side only needed the front section replaced. We were going to leave it at that but decided last moment to cut over the frame rails to make sure nothing found its way in there like the driver's side. It turned out to be a smart decision because the passenger side was filled with more junk than the exposed driver's side. There was a small hole that needed attention, but was repaired nicely and quickly. I gave this side more sandblasting attention, filled the rails with undercoat, painted it black and called it a day.