Not too shabby, even while still missing the front bumper, the trim on the sides of the hood and all the little chrome bits. It's certainly a DT now, and looks impressive wherever it goes.
Not too shabby, even while still missing the front bumper, the trim on the sides of the hood and all the little chrome bits. It's certainly a DT now, and looks impressive wherever it goes.
Looking good, other side. The 22.5" wheels are RIGHT for this truck. Overall diameter is close to that of a 8.25x20 and fill up the wheel well as they should.
Rear end area, with leaf springs. This is where I'm considering putting the 4 link suspension and adding air bags. At some point the old riveted bar mount needs to come off- probably a good place for a 4-bar link plate to bolt to. Exhaust also needs to be extended and rerouted for better flow away from the recirculation. Still need to fabricate fender flaps.
Putnam class III/IV hitch fitted to the rear. Tail lights changed to side mount. Bolt on, the application is for a 82 Chevy C10, convenient cause I have one! If it didn't fit then I would swap it onto my truck and take off the 3 piece hitch to move it over, customizing as required. Luckily the numbers spec'd out and it fits. Drilling holes in the frame from underneath is a bear!!!