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OK, so the moment that I've been waiting for finally arrived last night! After a week's worth of late night wrenching, removing the wiring harness, cooler lines, shifters, linkages, starter motor, bell housing bolts etc. the transmission has...

I don't know about price, but if that was in Michigan, it would be considered "rust free". looks great to these rust-belt eyes! for reference: this... this is the bad rust

Good point. it's definitely a trade off. but I make it assuming that I won't drown myself so I won't drown the axles! I've personally not had a smell issue with the rear one. The front though, 100% agree. you could occasionally smell it and...

I don't recall. I did it on one of my old trucks years ago... it may have been a hole that nature provided. haha

you can also hide the rear axle breather in the rear quarter on the tool kit side. I don't have pics but I did the simple version of rubber hose and a lawnmower fuel filter as the air filter

Last night I was able to get the interior back together! It went together without any real issues aside from the occasional order mis-step. The sunroof was honestly the hardest part. It didn't seem like it was quite wide enough to meet the...

In addition the the paint, I was able to make some progress on the underside of the roof. I was planning on putting some sound deadner on the ceiling since the headliner was off but I found something else. Apparently the factory mastic that...

And here is the final result! I think that it turned out great! the sheet metal underneath isn't perfect but this hides most of the blemishes. We'll see how long it holds up. It's supposed to be UV resistant and not need top-coats or re-seals.

I finally got to do the fun part this weekend and paint the roof! I used Monstaliner roll-on mix with a very light grey color called "man on the moon". It all went pretty seamlessly! First was taping off, covering, and deep clean. The wax...

I was able to make some more progress on the roof and sunroof glass last night. The roof patches are all in and the holes welded up! I cleaned the roof thoroughly and it's ready for final prep before paint. I was able to make a surprising...

Cont. On a more positive note, my new tires arrived today! 33" Falken Wildpeak A/T4W's! I'll let you guys know how they are but I've read good things! I still have a lot on my plate if I want to take this truck on a trip through Michigan's...

Ok, after a long hiatus and a trip to Japan, I was able to restart work on the truck. I've been plugging along at getting the roof rust removed. I've cut out two panels and welded in those plus all the rivnut holes that remained. I'm almost...

hey, I saw your guys' steering knuckle light bracket. do you have an estimate for when more will be in stock? thanks

Mild update on the roof project. I've begun to take the roof apart and strip it down to repair the rust and paint. I knew that the roof rack feet were rusted underneath but I didn't expect that it was this bad... woof so... as opposed to...

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it wouldn't be a bad plan to bring a clean one back. I haven't driven my latest one yet in the winter (bad trans), but I plan on oiling the undercarriage every season to preserve it. that should go a long way. Ultimately, the rust thing is...

thanks for the words of encouragement! I'll get it eventually but I feel that much better having the part in the garage. luckily our little one is now consistently falling asleep at 7pm so that gives me a bit of time in the evening to work...

If you can get OE coils, that will help tremendously. You're on the bump stops so that's got to be one harsh ride. A friend and I down here in the Ann Arbor / Detroit area have 80's. He just did his lift a couple months ago. he may still have...

Long time no update so here we go: After performing the fluid flush on the transmission, I took the truck for a test drive and it didn't change the behavior of the transmission at all. I drove it for a half hour with no improvements noted...