Its a boy

Last week I put on some of the brakets for the front suspension which also needed some frame patching and the front axle was dissassembled.

The engine has all of the pistons in.

Lloyd and Annika have given birth to a healthy boy, Tallon. Congratulations to them!

Obviously that means I'll be doing the next few weeks alone. Over the next few weeks I would really like to the have the suspension brackets in place, the front axle rebuilt, the chassis sand blasted and the engine completed. If anyone ever feels like dropping in for a day of work feel free to email me. Payment is a ride in the finished product :-)

Project Cost: $6100 (new pistons cost about $300).

Its Christmas in June

All my parts have arrived. 10 boxes of stuff from Trail Gear. They include front and rear suspension, front axle gears, and headers.

The chassis is ready to receive the components of suspension that need to be welded on. The next step after that is sand blasting.

Project cost: $5800.

Time to Fight Entropy

The maximum state of disorder has been reached and now it is time to put stuff back together. The engine has the crankshaft back in and the chassis is ready for welding on the brackets for the new suspension.

Project cost: $5800.

Welding

Not much to report, I've been welding in the nicks and groves that resulted from the IFS removal. Kind of dull picture and story wise, but very interesting work. Welding is a lot of fun.

Project cost: $5800 (All new suspension (front and back), Downey header, and Axle rebuild kit).