[heartattack]

I have been working on getting the truck to the point I can drive it. Got the steering taken care of, the brake lines and brakes done. I am going to tear the 9" rear down and check everything since I know nothing about it other than its 4.10 gears.

One big obstacle I ran into was the lower radiator hose. I had measured everything to make sure I could get column shifting ability, valve cover clearance, electric fan to water pump clearance (5/8"), p/s reservoir to radiator clearance etc. etc. When I installed the alternator belt it created a issue with the lower radiator hose. The belt is in direct line with the water neck of the radiator.

This is my first attempt to solve that and my first attempt to weld 16 gauge stainless. Hoping it will work when I put the rubber hoses on each end.