[DD1]

Quick Update: I have not touched the truck in months, in part because of the cold and in part because I went back to the old habit of ignoring a problem I was not confident in my ability to fix. Rock Auto finally got new trailing arms in stock, which motivated me to make a decision; after much dwelling on whether to try and repair mine or to bite the bullet and spend the money on new ones, I decided tonight to bite the bullet and ordered new trailing arms.

I just did not have the confidence that I could repair them properly; the trailing arms are also holding up everything else as I can't move the truck an inch until I get them installed. In the interest of not wasting anymore time, I decided it was the best direction to go.

I did finally try to start the engine after ignoring it for months. Unfortunately the carb has a stuck float and it's leaking gas out the top.

Hopefully I will be moving forward, making progress, and posting updates more often.