10 July 2018 Back in the saddle again (so to speak)

Yep it's been awhile again since I have had anything to post, but that just changed a little. It seems that anytime I'm talking to Farmer or Jeremy or George we talk about what's next, "We need to get on it if you want to be ready for the next family reunion." "We can get this ready for the reunion if we get after it." Etc etc, it is almost funny, we talk about it, but they all work for the railroad. I'm not complaining just stating a fact. I try to do what I can, but let's face it this is out of my league. Anyway George has had some "day" time to work on the truck and so we started up again. In all fairness, I kinda was holding off trying to get the electrical done. That wasn't working so I said let's just move the frame to the middle of the floor and start making this into a roller. I gathered up George, Farmer, Jeremy and Skip and I we lifted the frame off the jack stands and moved it to the middle of the floor so we would have room to work and set it back on the stands. I had purchased some parts and kept them ready. Within about 15 minutes we had the axles hung and started the disc brakes and drums. Then we started to realize that when ordering the parts for a 1975 Dana 60 rear end and a 1978 Dana 44 front end some parts didn't match. We had too take some back, couple of times!  George says this is part of building a hot rod. I'm OK with that as long as we keep moving forward. I enjoy the work. Finally we have most of the parts right, although we are waiting for a new carrier gear so we can build the rear differential and finish up the front axle and steering box. Here are a couple of pictures so far:

 Frame moved to the center of the floor

 Springs and rear axles

 working the drums and discs

Front end 

Greasing the bearings 

Oh and by the way, here is the cab and dash painted

More coming SOON!!