With the tail panel out I had to work on saving the inner C-channel structure. This piece is made from 16 gauge with a folded lip on one side so it's pretty stiff. The passenger side is in fairly good shape but the driver side is bent pretty badly. I had to dig through all of the bondo and sheet metal that had been brazed in place to get the the spot welds that held the c-channel in place.
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