'78 3/4 ton 4x4 FRANKENTRUCK

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Yo! Y'all!
I'm just amased at how many of you out there have been silently following my build on this truck! I guess I never figured this would command so much attention, despite the fact that I researched the combination of the individual parts very carefully.
Thanks, 68GMC454, and all of you that have been watching what I'm doing with this truck!! Thank you for having an appreciation for my planning and work to make it a reality.
Got home too late to finish everything, and get the truck started tonight,...I'm just NOT going to rush anything.
All is ready now, although I'll still rotate the distributor one tooth tomorrow to accomidate advance.
The donor goes to the junkyard tomorrow, in any case. And I hope to start FRANKENTRUCK and complete cam breakin also. The new electric fuel system supplies a gush of fuel to the 600 Holley, lights and brakes are working, and guages seem functional. Only failures are fuel gauge and windshield squirters,...they'll be troubleshot later. I've turned the oil pump with a drill for a full minute twice in the past 24 hours to pre-lube as much as I can. Checked and re-checked, and checked again. So why am I so nervous about turning that key to the position that it hasn't been in yet?!!
It's been long enough since I fired up the Camaro first time that I only vaguely remember my nervousness,...seems amplified this time. Maybe 'cause this is the most custom-built and fabricated vehicle that I've attempted. 10/30/08 is going to be the day,...I'll post tomorrow, hopefully with good news. Thanks again! And here goes everything,...Todd.