Driver's side inner longitudinal

I did most of the driver's side inner longitudinal this morning. It took about 4 hours. Most of the time was spent carefully removing old rusty metal and inspecting the existing condition, and then fabricating the replacement piece. The actual welding and grinding operations only took about an hour. This stage of the metal work is much more fabrication than simple welding!

See the accompanying picture, and more available in the gallery. Next up comes the front section where the floor meets the bulkhead, and the rear section where the floor meets the wall in front of the rear seats. Then the driver's side tunnel section, which is all straight and should be a piece of cake (famous last words). Then we get to do it all over again on the passenger side.