[Donnie Lee]

Haven't posted in several weeks, now have the truck down to rolling chassis, last weekend my son used 3/4 cans of oven cleaner & pressure washed the entire frame, did a great job of removing old grease/loose paint. Also started removing brackets & rivets (FUN), have a few more to remove, for some reason can't get latest photos to load showing progress.

Have a question, it's time to install the IFS purchased from gaylebridges.com. I haven't had any luck finding someone nearby to weld in, have talked to a shop about 1 3/4 hrs. away. His rate is $50.00 hr. & he says he has installed IFS on quite a few vehicles including early F100 trucks, but has not had an install using the IFS we purchased. How many hours do you estimate it takes to tack weld the crossmember, tack weld the upper spring mounts, install the upper/lower control arms & spindles to check for proper alignment/movement, then remove the control arms/spindles & final weld.

Thanks
Donnie Lee