Made a stop by the shop this morning to drop off a couple things. A few quick pictures here:
Marvin was only back together again for a fleeting moment. Coming back apart! Had to take the whole front end off to get the headers off. All the exhaust is now fully welded up and out at the platers for jet hot ceramic coating.
Side mirrors mounted. Not stock, but I really like the look of these "fatties" mirrors from Hagan Street Rods. The glass mirror surface has a convex shape, giving you a much wider field of view than a flat surface. This is important because Marvin is a 3-window cab, which means the mother of all blind spots !
Custom fuel tank mounted up and in place. Might have to change the way the fuel lines come in, because they are going to be about impossible to connect when the bed is on. The tank looks great - I love the way it is shaped to fit snug right up into the stock rear crossmember. Just over 18 gallons, and you can't see it at all from the rear of the truck - back bumper covers it completely. This will get painted black after the mockup of the filler neck gets completed.
More pics next week!