not at all, btw i lthought the trailer b=hitch joke was funny hahahaha
just the stock dana 60, the reason we arent poring the axles is because eventually it is getting one ton axles under it

 

Nice. I seem to have a one of a kind 60 under mine that was stock lol. Good axles though, can take a lot of abuse.

 

Looks good matt. sorry I haven't been letting you know just know that it looks good.
Trav

 

It does look good but personally that donor truck at least to me was way too nice to be used. I would have left it alone and maybe taken it out every so often so it stayed nice and found something else for 'ol blue.

 

around here something that clean would have the 2wd torn out and throw a 4x4 in it. Most vehicles around here go through a 4x4 conversion if they are 2wd.
Trav

 

That would be about the only thing I'd do to it besides an exhaust system and minor engine bolt ons.

 

Slash it had to be done.......... it will live on thru another VIN#

 

Rebuild looks great so far. Are you going to keep the lower side trim from the grey body? I would have to leave it, makes it look more like the Bigfoot truck of that era.

 

I know, and to be brutally honest with the shape my current one is in I might have done the same thing seeing as I have donor truck fenders. I'm already on my second set of front fenders (factory OEM replacement years ago that we bought from Ford) so I can understand. But still though, that truck was like brand new and as much as it needed to be done, something that fresh I'd never personally be able to justify it and would have either kept it as is or only modded it slightly.

Regardless, I am impressed with the work so far so keep on tossing me the pictures

 

definitely my uncle said he has abused these a decent amount and they always held up
Thanks trav
lol i knew some people would think that but oh well, we are 4x4 kinda people, i think its getting a promotion going onto a 4x4 chasis
agreed
got that right gerry
Thanks man, while the truck stays grey the trim is staying but when it gets painted blue i beleive we are gonna remove it and close the holes
rust is a pain, like i said though its not getting destroyed, just a mere promotion

 

yesterday got the bolts sandblasted and u bolts sandblasted, primed and painted. also parts came in, gas tanks sending units lock rings seals new gas caps
also got drivers side half of ttb in yesterday which was a pain in the butt
took night off today, will see what weather is like tommorrow

 

this afternoon i got the rear axle under the frame and also took the vinyl floor out of the grey truck to sneak a look and i was impressed, and tonight we got the front all in and finished, just snugged everything up until it gets some weight on it

 

Starting to look like a truck again Matt, keep up the great work guys

Yup that old cab is clean

 

Do they make headers for these trucks? I never could find any that would fit. I still have clearance issues with the car/truck manifold I have on my '85. The angle on it makes the pipe hit the front driveshaft since its at a wonky angle.

Just wondering if you were planning on installing them. I think over the frame headers would have rubbing issues with 33s.

 

As usual, nice work! What are your uncle's plans for this once it's finished?