Took a few hours this afternoon to spray the frame and the bottom side of the cab with POR15 semi gloss. It hasn't fully dried in the pic, which is why its splotchy. I used this stuff 20 years ago on a square body frame and was not pleased with the results. However that chassis had been sandblasted, whereas this one I left in the surface rust. Hopefully it will do, as this is just a driver.
This cab is in good condition considering. There has been a set of rockers and cab corners put in at some point, and they did an OK job. Floor is solid and the cab mounts/ cowel/ fender pockets are solid.
Painless harness showed up for the engine along with my DD drivetrain mounts. Along with a slew of other parts today. With any luck, I may get the engine and trans swung into the chassis tomorrow.
Short to do list is install drivetrain and get the driveshaft ordered. Scuff and shoot the firewall and inside the front fenders with new blue single stage and then set the cab back on the frame so I can free up my rack to lift up the chassis to install the front drop spindles and rebuild the front end.
Need to pop out the glass and tape off the interior to respray the dash, floor, A & B pillars, and headliner area before starting reassembly of the HVAC and wiring.
Chassis harness should be here in a couple days, so I can start laying that in along with the engine harness to get this thing ready to fire as soon as my fuel tank shows up. (2 week build time.. ugh)
Gotta stay motivated as sometimes these projects can become overwhelming. Trying to think 10-14 days in advance so I can get parts ordered as to not be held up by poor planning.