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I apologize for not making it out to juniper. Had intentions of being there, then life interjected. My boy is moving this Saturday, if we get done I will be there! Didn't realize you overhanded the ISS! lol. Looks cool.

Been waiting 2 months for this super sexy doubler kit from Northwest Fab.

Why not a van? Plenty of seating, space, and can haul any gear/instruments....

Lots of grinding over the last couple of days getting the old factory brackets removed. Cut the shock mounts off the axle. Should have done this a long time ago. I thought the u-bolt might sneak by but nope. Clean metal welds much better! Double checked the measurements were the same as the...

They should be more than strong enough. Working this weekend on getting them in. I welded for a living for a long time as a Pipefitter. But never did much mig welding. I did more X-ray TIG and Stick welding. Just a lot of practice with mig to try to get it to look half decent. And I am not...

Welcome to the crew! Nice rig, very capable. Just spent a week in Raleigh, that 80 degree day last Wednesday sure was nice!

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Now to start cutting out the old factory brackets and prepping the frame for the new ones. There are a million factory bolt holes in the frame rails, I mat take the extra time and weld them up, it will look better, just need to get a bronze backing bar to weld against.

Finished up the rear brackets.

The shackle brackets are made to your dimensions by Ruffstuff. The basic leaf spring brackets are from Barnes4wd. What are you thinking for the family hauler/crawler?

The rear shackle mounts showed up. Really a nice product, super beefy!

Thanks Kevin.

If I had a shop I would have totally pulled the body, but, I am confined to a 1 1/2 car garage that has another project truck in it.

Today I spent an hour or so modifying the rear leaf spring hangers. Still need to go get 10' of 1/4"x6" flat plate to build the outriggers and frame reenforcement plate. Here is the factory one the it will replace. You will notice that there is a cross member there so it should be pretty strong.

I have given some thought to a rooftop basket. I agree that it will have to have a vintage feel. I will be using the same concept with the bumpers. Old school truck bumper vibe with a galvanized or silver powder coat.

More good weather means more progress. Pulled the original T-case and prepped the engine compartment to be ready to pull the ol' IH 304 ci. Did a bit of measuring on the IH frame rails to determine what direction I will be going for the GM 8.1 engine mount/cross member as well. A little...

I am mostly concerned with ride height. I want to be as low as possible (center of gravity) while allowing enough clearance for the 38-39" tires that I am sure will someday find their way on the rig. Alcan is able to make some super flexy springs packs so I am focused more on droop than...

Gotta say, that is one good looking rear end! What are your guys thoughts on adding a truss?

I appreciate the concern for sure. The plan is to get it all swapped and running, plus get a few miles on it. Then I will get Alcan Springs made specifically for this rig. Those will require weighing the truck. So many things will be changing, the fuel tank will go from a 14 gallon under the...

Hoping to repurpose a set of Fox 2.0 shock I have on hand. Right now I am running Chevy Suburban 1/2 ton leafs. Once it’s built I will have a full set of Alcan leafs made. As far as lift goes…..not to sure…guessing about 5” in the front and 4” in the rear. I will say it’s big! I will try to...