For one reason or another, the guy at my job probably won't be able to look at my Dakota until late Sept, early October.

Now that I've calmed down some, I decided to dig in and see what I could do before the whole mess gets blown away by two hurricanes............

The hardest part so far was just getting enough of the interior apart to make room and gain access. On my old Club Cab, I could have the interior gutted (except the dash) in 30 minutes. TWO HOURS later, I still didn't have everything out I wanted to remove, and decided to just work around what remained.

The dent couldn't have happened in a better spot, right where the hole is for the interior light. But, that hole is only so big, and I'm struggling with the crease that remains down behind the inner structure..

A floor jack, 2X6, a 5 lbs hammer a ball peen hammer and various pieces of wood and metal, this was the results after 3 hrs.











Not done yet, the heat of the afternoon got to me and I had to stop.