My 1961 crew cab- XRMYCRU

[jonzcustomshop]

spent yesterday working on the brake and fuel lines.
the fuel line is stock, I will just have to splice it and extend it 30 inches. for now I am using the in cab tank.

I "borrowed" the brake lines off a 86 3/4 ton 4X4 parts truck I have, I used the whole system from the m/c to the rear wheel cylinders. I got out the hack saw and cut off the rear end brake line frame mount, then drilled some holes and used those self tapping frame bolts off the 86 to mount it up.
I got around to the front and tried to mount the front lines from the frame to the calipers... that is when I noticed that I installed the upper control arms backwards! ...so got those switched around, and stuff looks much better up front!
I haven't finished the front lines, but it looks like I will use a combo of the 4X4 and 2WD stuff...

I also got the rear 1/2 ton style cab mounts mounted 30 inches back on the frame.

I had thought that since this is a 133 inch wheel base frame, and I moved the rear back 10 inches to make it a 143, that I would have to extend the rear frame rails 10 inches at the rear for mounting the box and bumper.
luckily I haven't done that yet, and today I had a fender set over the tire- the frame looked long enough already.
So I went and measured the rear axle center on the short box to the rear of the frame (34 inches), and then this frame axle center to the rear-39 inches!
I will wait until I get the box mounted and set just right, but it looks like I will need to cut some off not extend it!
must have something to do with the short box box being shorter behind the rear wheel than a long is...