[jmarkha1]

Frame back from blasting - looking very clean and ready for paint.

The day it was collected it rained hard - typical - luckily coated in 2k primer.

Plan to paint it with 2 part epoxy topcoat this weekend along with crossmember, axle and trailing arms.

The rest of the suspension and running gear will probably be satin black to keep things looking simple.

After blasting, I found the factory frame numbers punched into 2 areas of the frame - had no idea they were hiding underneath years of dirt and grime.

The cab is getting some final tweaks ahead of blasting - I'm reinforcing the seat belt anchor points, adding shoulder belt mounts, fabbing a seat frame, removing the tank mounts and a few other tweaks.

The winter seems to be drawing in quickly this year in UK so I want to get everything in epoxy at least as this project is currently under the carport - I would love a big garage to spread everything out in - one day :-)