[jmader]

Here's a picture after I had the frame sandblasted. The aqua truck in the background is where I'm getting the grille, fenders, and box from. I ended up pulling the axles and changed all the bearings and seals in the differential and axle shafts as well as the front axle U-Joints and hub bearings. Someone took out the manual lockouts at one point as slugged them so they were full time 4X4 and not in very good shape. I also took apart all the leaf springs and painted both sides and painted the chassis satin black with KBS Paints chassis coater. The paint looks pretty dull because it got sprinkled on the day after I painted it outside then started collecting dust on it. The next couple pictures show the front end after I reassembled it.