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Thanks for the response McMurphy....mine will be 48x24...so pretty close in sq footage. I've debated a 2nd floor man cover over the middle bay. I have all the telephone poles in, and I'm milling the wood as fast as I can knock over 100 ft pines. I do 90% of my construction and milling on my own...so its slow going, but going. My goal is to have it up by fall...money and weather pending.

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Got some paint on the spindles last night. Will get another coat on tonight and then the calipers are next. This is the last of the components for the front end!!!

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Nice work! :metal:

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Thanks TJ.

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Sweet. Today was a good day for painting. Wasn't too windy but a good temperature.

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So did the calipers get paint? The suspense is killing me :)

Bret

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agreed austin....until the rain showed up.

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calipers are hanging now, got them cleaned and primered last night. they'll get some color today

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Got a couple of good coats of caliper paint down today, so looks like all parts are painted and ready for final assembly of the crossmember.

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Calipers done, so all paint is good to go. Just need to find time to assemble the front end.

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Good for you. Just keep chipping away, it will all come together soon!

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Thanks for the encouraging words Mark....it seems overwhelming sometimes with all the prep work....and now two projects in the works.

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All these painted parts are gonna look so good when it all comes together! Loving the white walls with the blue rims and chrome caps!



My brother just sent me a picture of a tailgate bench he's been working on from the 62 he parted out. I'm jealous of it!

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Thanks for sharing the pic of the bench....so many different ways to go about it that I'm trying to narrow it down to 2-3 different styles.

Thanks for the comment on the rim/tire combo and the front end. I'll be sure to get some pics up as I assemble it.

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And that just gave me an idea of doing a tailgate bench. lol. Good work on the calipers bud. :chevy:

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Check out this link TJ....tons of truck furniture here!!

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A couple of teaser pictures of the crossmember mock up. Ready for final assembly now. Just need to go get some coil spring compressors.

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I posted these on the fleetside build, but guess they belong on the stepside build too. 1st time parked side by side.

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Looks awesome! Hopefully by the end of the day my frame will be painted black. I plan to sandblast the cross member and a arms today as well.

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Very cool....I'll work on the frame once the engine's out and the front ends off. I need to mount the factory front tow hooks at the same time too.

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That is so cool !!
I cannot wait to get a photo of my two side by side like that.
Right now the tow truck is still hemmed in with snow...

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Thanks.....I'll be happier when the fleetside has drivetrain and a grill. Was cool to get them side by side for a pic though. Now I just need to get the stepside conversions done so I can really get into the fleetside.

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I'm excited about getting a picture of all 4 of my trucks side by side...got a picture of 3 of them side by side..but gotta have all 4 side by side for a complete look. Cross member is looking sharp! :chevy:

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I hear you there TJ....I'd like to see that pic also!!!

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So I think I figured out which clutch I'm going with. Ram stage 2 92762 which is 1 1/8" 10 spline and 11" clutch. Some big blocks were ordered with 10.5" clutch, but the 11" seemed to be the standard. Will order it from Summit today. So just exhaust left to either order or take to a shop. Leaning towards the Flowmaster 3" universal kit which is around $300 minus mufflers.