That dark-colored patch on the left side is where the sheetmetal got rust-pitted where the paint wore off. I'm planning on sandblasting that area to get rid of all rust, sand it back down, and then a couple coats of primer/surfacer should smooth it right out. However, the lower rear corner on that side is going to take a little hammer and dolly work. It was beat up by the previous owner, who apparently gave a half-hearted attempt at straightening it out and then covered it with filler. It'll take at least an afternoon or two to smooth it out a little more. It's not really that bad:
I'll be in the shop again on Sunday to get some more work done on this.
Should be able to get a lot done. Unfortunately, I'm about out of 3M stripper wheels so I guess I'll have to find something else to do other than finish the paint-stripping until I can restock. The ones I've been getting locally are about $15 each, but at the local Harbor Freight store I can get 'em for about $6 each, so it's looking like I need to make another run to the city.
