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Well this project got put on a bit of a hold/slow down due to weather. Tried to get reliable heat in my garage so I could get the last coat of urethane on, but too many things set me back and now it is impossible for me to paint. Will likely have to wait until spring now before I can put the...

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And it just got far more affordable with your inspiration!

In the end the price will reflect what finds its way under the truck, which even has used aluminum MRAP wheels looking tempting, only issue is having a precision adapter made. A company here in Canada makes adapters, but they are laser cut which will not make for a well balanced wheel. However...

From what I hear the continentals are loud and have poor tread life, and while I don’t plan on doing over 65mph often, it is nice to have the piece of mind that I can if I need/want to. Am still chewing on what to do about wheels. There is a member on here doing runs of one piece aluminum...

Np271 is already 2.72:1 reduction, and for sake of simple and cost, will stick with the chain driven 271. Rolling chassis is basically staying the same, just a complete restoration. Down the road I will likely do a Jana76 (70 ring/pinion stuffed in a 60 housing) front with an electric locker...

At first it was mostly because I like the style of the old dodge trucks, and previous to disassembling the ford I was also partial to having more space to work with in the engine bay, as well as the idea of as little electrical as possible. After taking it all apart, the reason is now mostly...

Little parts finished and waiting for topcoat Got my head back from the machine shop And had a day of decent weather to finally get the polyurethane top coat on the frame. And that is currently where I stand right now. Am just working on getting the axles and all the small stuff ready...

Good friend came out with his industrial blaster and went to work. Sprayed some rust primer. Amazing what a blast job and paint can do to make everything look new again! Sealed up and ready for a coat of epoxy. Ended up having to get a frost fighter and baked the epoxy, was too cool...

Long time lurker finally with something to share, still hugely in progress and will likely be another half year till it is capable of working and playing, but thought I would start a build thread to show what I have accomplished so far. Am pretty positive there will not be another truck like...