We had an early schedule today to try and miss the weather.. As I still hadn't finished blocking the front end, rather than pull the core support just yet, Kyle will start on the rear of the wagon in wrapping up some details there. Before pulling the tailgate, there was one gap that was inconsistent, so I gave him a hand with the rework before he got welding..








First to unfold the flange a bit...








Next, some 14 gauge steel was cut out and a strengthening bend added to use for some friendly persuasion..








Refolded...





For comparison, before:





After:





Then we tweaked the twist of the tailgate for good fitment to the opening and Kyle added three plug welds down each side to lock the skin to the inner tail gate.








...Then we removed the tail gate so he could finish the plug welds for the top flange of the tail pan, I had only tacked it in place when the tailpan was installed, so this should help check off another item from the list......

Meanwhile I continued blocking out the front end..