Hey Mark, thanks for the comments. Just get the welder of your choice and practice on a lot metal before hitting the big time. It easier to waste sheet metal for learning but once you weld on the car you would hate to rip it off and start over.
I needed a break from the body work and wanted to start seeing some progress, so I started tearing the rear suspension apart and cleaning, degreasing and priming and then gave some of the pieces some paint. Now it looks like things are starting to come together.
Bub