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Next step was to joint the two pieces together. I used little wood Dominos to stiffen the joint and to help line things up when glueing the pieces together. Liberal application of glue on the joint before assembly. Tapping the two pieces together and clamping them together and down to stiffeners to keep things flat.

Earlier I had stated I was going to wait until the floor was reassembled to get the new rear shocks. But after taking a second look at the suspension I realized that it wasn't going to make a difference as the bumpstops didn't deform when I bounced on the tailgate. So the shocks got installed. Here is a photo of the new shocks installed in their more vertical position.