Another thing that has drastically helped my motivation is a Christmas gift (cue angels singing), a dual-action sander. I had no idea how much of a difference it made until Higgy (David) showed me, and now with my own, I'm sold. The hand sanding was taking far too long, which didn't help the motivation factor either. As can be seen in the pic, I worked down the rest of the driver side. I did (unintentionally) go all the way to the metal in a few more places, but the time saving is worth it - and of course will be painted before too long.
Hood, Grill, and one side down.... tailgate and passenger side to go...
Here's an old "before" pic for a reference point (sorry I didn't have time to edit out the clown in the background):
Oh yeah, and the driver's seat - it's finally out (Praise the Lord). I lost miserably and cried "uncle!" when I fought that one stubborn 30-year-old bolt with a socket wrench, but once I switched my weapons of choice to the drill and angle grinder, the bolt had no chance - ha, take that!
Here is the fully exposed interior, so now I know what I am up against with the floor and its rust:
