Looking great Brad. Love the paint work on it. I can already tell that thing is going to look amazing when its done. Never seen windshield tinting like that before. Any particular reason for the lower tinting? Keep up the awesome work.

 

It is the same reason stock cars used to have matte black hood. To stop sun glare from the hood

 

That's what I figured. Serves the same purpose of the pollen and dust on my hood. I really need to not be lazy and wash my truck...

 

Tint looks fantastic, I like the windshield. RI basically has a "no tint at all" law. I can do my rear windows, but not the front side windows, unless there's a medical note involved.

Being the crookedest little state in the union, I think I can find someone to sell me a medical note.

Nice job on the dually fenders.

 

There is still alot of work left on those. Need to "fit" them

 

Nice thread, should prove helpful to many that read it.

You do some really nice work Brad and that shows in the finished product, trucks that will pass the test of time and look great while doing it!

 

Looks good Brad, keep up the great work.

 

I'm enjoying the condensed version of your build!! Looks great!

XRF for the steering pieces rather than Moog? Will have to check them out.

Did you install an outer tube seal? Where did you get the inner seal?

 

Moog is garbage in the past 10 years, I dont care if it has a lifetime warranty, I dont want to have to do the job 3 times because of an INFERIOR product. And believe it or not, the XRF are cheaper priced.

Did not do an outer seal. All they do is hold IN dirt. I got my axles seals IIRC form Randy's Ring and Pinion or Jeff Bronco Graveyard

 

Looking Damn good Brad!!!!!!!!!

 

Semi productive day.
-Had to run to junk yard for a fuel door(i snapped a stud on mine taking it apart)

-Stood bed on it's face and took the heated power washer to the underside to get rid of any Diesel, Oil, Grease, Zeibart, Undercoat, and any dirt.

-Also mounted the lights in the mirrors and ran my wires to the Instrument cluster.Hope to make terminations tomorrow AM.

-Tomorrow the plan is to "fit" the fenders to the be now that all the bracing is in. Along with fiberglass in some brackets for the inner fender liners to attach to and fill in the dually fender marker lights.

My plan is to be painting the bed by mid-end of the week

 

great build thats gonna be a bad *** truck

 

Subscribing saw before you showing off this truck and it looks really nice. Always love watching trucks come together. Wish we had more time to do our projects.
Trav

 

Brad,

I am totally in awe! You do real quality work! Not only that, you are innovative in all that you do, and the attention to detail that you lavish on everything is amazing! You are part of a vanishing breed - a real craftsman>

Congratulations, and thanks for sharing this all with us.

 

Yeah what he said.