OK, finally made some headway on the old girl.
I was fighting the front bed bolts because I didn't have a "S" wrench to fit in there, so being as it was late in the day to drive to town to start looking for tools, I decided to go ahead and bust the cab loose.
No pics of that process as I got into a groove and it slipped my mind.
I can say that without
@G744 and
@Soupermike I would still be fighting it, so many thanks, gents.
When I undid the cab bolts, 70 years of rust came flying, but I was prepared this time. I had my face shield, earmuffs, gloves and long sleeve shirt on, so it wasn't too bad! The bolts are in BAD shape with rust and I had one spring break, but fortunately my donor truck has really good bolts.
Today I went looking for a 3/4" "S" wrench.... out of 10 places I went, one carried them (Harbor Freight), but they were out of stock.... go figure... So I took my offset wrench to a local shop and asked nicely if they could bend it for me, the man was kind enough to do me the favor:
So I get home and tackle the bed... I have discovered I will need new taillight frames and the tool box channel is gonna need a LOT of attention, but nothing unsalvageable.
So.... bed is off and the cab is loose, I may have a buddy coming with a loader to help me get it off.
Until then, im gonna focus on cleaning up the frame etc that is exposed rught now.
Updates as they happen...