Well after monkeying around last night, I pulled off the grille and core support. After pulling about 37 various size and shape fasteners out and having to whip out the angle grinder to cut the main support bolts. (Bolting the support to the frame). I finally got it free... Like I said in the first post, Someone has replaced the original grille with a GMC grille, And I think I know why. More about that later.
I have dug into rust!!!!
That Didn't take long...
Inner fender
Core Support (under Battery Tray)
Now, My suspicion about the grille replacement is that the front end was wrecked. This is why I say that.
The PS fender is dented in on the lower corner and the fender is actually bent in on the inside as you can kind of see here. Just add it to the list.
I also pulled out the wire wheel on the bench grinder and cleaned up the support brackets, and hit them with a coat of black spray paint. They turned out OK, I think I'll go back and hit them again, but this is how they turned out...
Here is what It looks like now.
I may hit the shop again and pull off the fenders tonight.