The road so far

It's far too easy during a long project to get bogged down in the massive list of things left to do. You tend to forget just how much you've completed and enjoy the little successes that keep moving the project ahead. So today I'm taking stock of my progress and smiling a little at what I've managed to do so far. With the help of Alicia I've conquered most of the cab rust in the floor and firewall areas. A recent road trip to Drumheller netted me new front fenders and doors that are in excellent condition and have saved me weeks of rust repairs. I've just received my king pins and spring repair parts so soon the rolling chassis will be back to factory specs.

In the next few days I hope to remove the cab to gain access to the frame for clean up and painting as well as the bottom of cab floor for cleanup and under coating. I've got new rubber cab mounts and hardware so once the cab is cross braced for support I'm going to pull her off. Once I've done all of that work I'll be in a better budget position to buy the front disc brake conversion kit and a few other key items. Like fuel tank, transmission and engine parts. Most of that stuff requires a trip to Phoenix to save shipping and import costs. But for now I'm just savoring some success.