[Dongray]

Well after having the truck for almost two years now and hardly making any forward progress I decided to set a completion date. Im shooting to have it assembled by the end of Summer 2019....paint optional for now. That being said I have also been informed I will be on a significant amount of travel for the next few months but I will try to keep an optimistic outlook on it.

The goals I have for the project have evolved somewhat over time but are still pretty much the same.

1. Remove all rust and bondo and replace with patch panels where needed
2. Maintain stock frame with little to no modifications
3. Maintain stock suspension by lowering stance using dropped axle, new leaf springs and blocks.
4. Replace 235 with 261 scratch that, 292.
5. Replace axle tube and rear axle with 8.8 explorer 3.73 rear axle
6. Paint

Here is what it looked like when I first got it. Really wish I had taken my time lookint at websites to decide if I wanted to stay, stock, resto or patina....needless to say I started sanding and lost any chance of going the patina route...oh well live and learn. Maybe the next one.