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Wheels look good. I powder coated mine white. 7s in the front 8s in back

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I thought about white, but I wasn't sure what it would look like with Later model caps.
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Worked for a few hours this evening. Installed the steering box and steering linkage as well as the brake calipers. I plan on rolling it out into the driveway in the next few days to set the engine in, so I threw the wheels on to see how they look. I wonder how much more it will drop in the front when the motor is in? :metal: The plan is to get the rear drop parts installed, to include the ECE drop trailing arm crossmember (ugh), and get the engine set in.

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Excellent progress!

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Thanks Keith!

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Looks great! Nice progress!

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Sweet
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Looks good. If you need a place to "store" your box my frame is free......

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Steering box?

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Mid weekend progress report...

The trailing arm cross member is kicking by rear end!

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sweet

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stepside box lol. When i removed the leaf spring brackets from my frame I used a 4 inch flap wheel on my dewalt to grind off the rivet heads then used and air hammer to drive out the remainder.

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Ah-ha! Makes sense now, I was tired when I read it. lol Truth be told I like fleetside beds more, but I am going to keep this one stock "appearing" at the least.

I am grinding an X into the head and then pushing them out with a air hammer, It's just real tough under the truck with all the sheet metal in the way. Not to mention all the dust, dirt, and metal shavings. :waah:

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Lots of good progress!
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Thanks brother, I am doing my best. Finishing up school this week (bachelors degree) so not much will be done through Wednesday. But it will be ON starting Thursday after work!

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oh my lanta the CI gauge cluster looks AMAZING! and I love the aftermarket steering wheel where did you get that from? P.s. gourgeous build subbed

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If you were closer id suggest a trade. i have a minty green lwb im gonna shorten but id rather have a step for my current project

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Yeah, I just think that changing the bed on this truck would be a shame. It's... just a cool old truck! lol

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I agree. Keep up the good work
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subscribing to this one.. looks great!

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Finished with school!! What a huge weight off my shoulders, and it opened up a bunch of time to work on the truck. Worked for a few hours tonight removing the trailing arms, track bar, and a couple more rivets in the trailing arm cross member. I also received some Lokar swag...

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Thanks Buck !!

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You can't be puttin shiny stuff on an old farm truck, it just aint right!!! ;)

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Nice pedal !
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Thank you! The parts are OUTSTANDING! It is easy to support a company that goes the extra mile to bring value to its stakeholders! Lokar makes quality parts in response to the needs of the consumer, in this case the 67-72 truck crowd, and we appreciate it!

It's least they are brushed and not polished!:lol: