'82 Shortbed 6.0 project

[kSStamp0182]

alright. finally about to make some progress. been so damn busy finishin up school. got a full front suspension rebuild kit coming in today tho as well as 3" DJM spindles. gonna try and get the wheels back on the ground this weekend so i can roll it up in the shop,

because i got a letter from the city sayin i cant have a non running vehicle sitting in the yard, yeah, MY effin yard..grrrrrr.

but anyway....

got the old ball joints pressed out the bottom & rivets removed from the top. fun fun FUN. lmao. 3 of 4 were factory originals. and the factory GM Lower one damn near took everything the press had to get it out. gonna get the new ones in after i paint up the arms.
supposed to be picking up a 12 Bolt posi in trade for the 14 bolt soon, but i plan on gettin it runnin before tackling that anyway.

AND fabbed up the extension for the motor mount so i can run my A/C compressor in the factory location.