Here is how things are looking now.



Next I will fabricate the backing plates for mounting the windshield. I am going to plug weld in a second layer of metal inside the frame where it will be welded to the body so I will have a backed butt-weld and double the stock metal thickness where the frame meets the cowl. I will then drill an access hole in the back of the frame so I can weld up the interior support plate, then weld up the access hole. If I do this right the frame will be much stronger than stock.