[elf w/capital T]

Welcome! Post photos while your build goes on! I learned how to weld with stick a long time ago and doing the thin body panels via stick was well... too much imo... I learned the Flux core 110 welder from harbor freight. .. all the panels are together and rust free now! Good luck and if you happen to do the inner rocker piece, rear floor and all the supports and floor panels...make sure to put a nice 3/4 square tube holding the area where the door would go for support.... that was my huge headache. .. I didnt!

Good luck and make the best of the truck