[eighteenninetytwo]

Aaaah CRAP! so i took it to the shop to get it fully checked over. Turns out that I overweighted the fact it has solid bodywork with no rust in my calculations, and I missed other stuff which is also costly. New seals needed practically everywhere in the driveline. Some poor welding of a glove on the frame round the steering box etc etc. Sooo by the time i get the stuff done that I can't do at home, I will end up paying probably $5.5k for the thing anyway. So much for keeping a low budget. Also the previous owner changed springs out at the front for the lift. I was hoping to just remove blocks to unlift it which is now out of the window.