I have cleaned, deburred, cleaned again, masked primed and painted the block and heads. I am completely stoked! Ain't she purdy?

I dunno what happened but about 5 updates are missing. I will try to catch up in one post. OK so the bed is off! We only had to cut one...

I took pics but they turned out awful and I didn't notice until after dark. But I did get this shot. Start it up!

I got the seat base cut, welded and ground smooth. I had to alter the cross bar (again!) to fit the height this time. I placed the...

It could be a bit better but, for the money, I think it turned out pretty well. It's 6u ford tan. This will be the color of all the...

I have the cross member for the seat welded and sandblasted. Going to test fit the seat tonight and install the rivnuts. I ordered the...

The HEI distributor, harness, carburetor to AN adapter and a couple other odds and ends came in. The cool part is this: It's an old...

Good news. I am about 99% sure the inner fenders will fit in the blast cabinet. I find out after work today. I brought one with me. If...

The beams are cleaned, primed and painted. We installed them and the radius arms yesterday. It's starting to look like a front end again.

If there is no damage to a part, these are the stages of restoring it: First, you assess it for damage and photo document the condition:...

I got quite a few parts off the front end blasted today. Ready to clean and paint. I love the look of freshly blasted parts. Almost...

I spaced and forgot to take pics but the heads are done at the machinist. They look fantastic, albeit bare. I will pick them up soon and...

Below is an example of just how far I am willing to go to make everything match. I want all of the fuel system to be black and that was...

Yesterday was the turning point in the build. The first two parts went back on the truck. It was only bump stops, but, still, it means...

This is what we are starting with. I will take photos before and after each step of the process. I will do my best to do things in...

While the block and heads are at the machinist, I decided to tear into all the small parts like brackets, pulleys and the suspension...

These are photos of some of the prettier parts. LOL. I will post more as they arrive. So far I have bought all new brake components...