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So, that is about where I am currently to date. I keep going farther and farther down a rabbit hole with this, it was originally intended as a clean, easy refresh of the truck and after doing the bodywork and paint, has turned into a full on restore everything type of frame off restoration. It...

And got the rest of the braking system plumbed up, including the addition of Wilwood dual piston calipers. Then came the clutch master cylinder and pedals. And just because I’m going this OCD, I completely dis-assembled and painted the steering column….

Also spent some rebuilding the hydroboost, and installing all the various lines and hoses. And just for fun, I installed the cab lights and harness with OEM Topkick/Kodiak LED inserts. And painted the D-rings up front red as an accent color

And between all the holiday madness, I was able to keep working on details here and there. After the arrival of 2020, I turned back to the underhood area… Cleaned and painted brackets, a new Sanden AC pump, and more power in the form of a Whipple Supercharger. Or as I like to...

Right after Thanksgiving, I flew a fabricator friend out to help me build custom exhaust – all from 3”, 304 stainless. And not too shortly after, it once again started looking like a truck.

November I kept at the engine/transmission side of things. Wiring ensued, to remove things not needed on the 98 harness (auto trans, rear 02 sensors, etc). I also rebuilt and installed an offroad designs SYE for the NP241.

Then sometime in October, I moved on to the powerplant. And began the Vortec transformation

Moving into September, the frame was starting to take shape.

We finished all the bodywork on the 4th of July weekend and off to storage it went. Now that all that was done and out of my dad’s shop, I could concentrate on the rest of the truck… or so I thought. This was about the time I found an ant infestation and water damage to the entire back...

So this brings us to June. At this point the fenders, doors, tailgate, hood and cab were all painted. Those panels were moved and stored in a storage unit. This is also the time where I ended up with my new “Work Truck” that you may recognize as my father’s old truck – The company I work for has...

It's simply amazing how life gets in the way sometimes. Or at least in my case, life has been so busy that I have had zero time to update the forum as it takes a good deal of effort VS a quick instagram or facebook post. So, one thing that wasn't really discussed during all of this, I had...

Yeah I don't know that it would work so well with 4wd and the lift... I have some nice polished wheels for it already anyway. I don't even know what that is. Nooooooooooo

hahaha.

Thanks Mike! Definately part of the why. If you sit and watch cars these days they are all White, Grey/Silver and Black.... every once in awhile you see a red or blue..... That would be like, 99% lost where I live.

Made it into the final stages of prepping the cab... Undercoated the floorpan while it's apart. Then just more and more primer sanding and those things. I also added the texture chip guard to the cab rockers and front fender edges. Then got a few things set and shot some color. Painting...

And just to cement in the amounts of insanity I currently compel, A few other tidbits that have "slowed me down" on progressing on my truck. I decided I was tired of the temperatures outside and insulated and sheetrocked my garage ceiling. One weekend I helped extract a 26' ex russian...

But that isn't all. During the time all this bodywork was happening at my father's house, I was working on the axles and brake hardware at my house.... Sand blasted, coated the axles with KBS and painted all the smaller items with Enamel. SO MUCH PAINT. Also had to re-gear the 14SF...

More Sanding... primer... guide coat... block... primer.... sand... I also cleaned up the upper windshield area where some rust was starting, and coated it with KBS rust stop frame coating. Oh there was more sanding and primer and sanding. Did I mention sanding?

Well, it's been just over an month, I think it's a good time to owe you guys an update..... Started out by doing the 97+ passenger firewall bracket and 95+ pillar grab handle and column support, as well as cleaning up some firewall holes. Also added the slots for the overhead console, and...

Finished stripping the cab out, then loaded everything up to move to start bodywork. Removed the glass, then started fixing some imperfections Ended up picking up a couple more body panels, want to make sure I'm using the best panels possible. The put doors and fenders on for mock up...