Ok... Here we go... Chris got back from SEMA yesterday and the guys have been working on the truck... I AM STOKED!!!!... They are making great progress on the chassis... As of this afternoon the frame modifications are REAL CLOSE to being completed...
As of today the starting at the front the frame rails where the bumper mounts the frame had 2 rips in it that have been repaired... the motor mount towers have been installed the ECE Front Drop Shock towers are installed, the CPP Tubular Transmission mount is in as well as the CPP cross member... Out back the ECE "C" notch has been welded in and finished off The rear ECE Dropped Shock mounts are in...
As I have posted last week they have the Gas tank brackets welded in and ready to drop in the Boyd's Fuel Tank and to finish out the back of the frame is the Receiver hitch is installed where the rear cross frame was located (I doubt this truck will ever tow anything but I want it to be able to if I choose to)...
The differential has been torn apart and the Disc brakes are on and the open 373 gears have been replaced with a set of Posi 308's (I didn't think to get pictures of the differential today)...
I am told that the frame and differential will be going to paint tomorrow and will be painted body color... the New trailing arms, springs, upper and lower A-arms and steering parts will go to paint on Thursday to be assembled on Friday... All the individual parts came in powder coated black but I just don't want them in black so I have chosen a very High Pearl light/medium gray for these parts...
I personally think they are being optimistic making that deadline but Chris has set that for himself...
Chris has a great eye for details so we discuss the "vision" I have for this truck... I told him that I want a drivable Show truck... I really thinks he and I are on the same page and he will run that fine line for me...
Enjoy the pics from this morning as I didn't get pics this afternoon with ALL of the work that I have said has been completed...
