Yes Capt. you're right. I need to remember to put on my glasses when using the tape measure. Your suggestion is good. I'm presently setting up the electrical service in my garage for a 220v welder so I can do this kind of work myself. But for this axle swap a friend of mine is going to come up and do the final welding work.
In the meantime I'm just crossing minor things off my to-do-list. This weekend I fashioned up semi permanent back up and license plate lights. These will likely be changed when I decide on what kind of rear bumper to use.
My truck did not come with factory reverse lights. I don't even know if they were an option in 1962. So for reverse light on/off switching I used an push-pull switch I kept from old truck I had some years back. I figured the shift lever would be good place to mount it.
Thanks till next time