My 1961 crew cab- XRMYCRU

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Originally Posted by CHIZZLER

I will be doing the same thing to the back doors very soon.

I think it helped immensely that I cut all the little tack welds off the center post inner panel, and got access to the threads and nuts (the nuts are welded to the floating plate) of these screws.

If you have an oxy/acetylene unit, it is much easier to use and control the heat.
I was using an old oxy/propane torch, and it is pretty clumsy.

you want to try not to heat up the pillar metal that is behind the lead seam on the edge, and if you can, just heat the nut, so that you don't melt the threads.