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Nice work so far on the restoration. Paint is the next phase on my crew cab project, so I guess I'll take no shortcuts on this area to avoid re-work down the road.

Got the sheet metal today, and only $125 for a 4x8 sheet of 16 ga and a 4x10 sheet of 18 ga...WoooHooo! Oh yeah, also confirmed that the middle drivers side brake cylinder is leaking fluid...so guess I'll be ordering those today as well.

No, I'm getting an oily substance entrained with the air and moisture that comes out of the air tanks. No leaks that I can see on the air pack. Good to know on the color...thanks.

Ok, while the one wheel cylinder is questionable, I think it might be airpack related. Built a power bleeder and bled that first; had a bit of air expelled from there. Pumped the brakes and the pedal already felt firmer. Bled all four rear wheels with no air expelled that I could tell, though...

Do you have access to a hand bearing/ball joint press? This essentially looks like a big, heavy duty c-clamp with some adapters to allow pushing the stud through the hub. http://www.harborfreight.com/ball-joint-service-kit-for-2wd-and-4wd-vehicles-4065.html

Very nice...

Welcome to the group cumminsbandit! You got that right! You moving up there soon? I left Wisconsin 20+ years ago but go back and visit occasionally.

My wife actually gave me permission to buy mine...even went over and previewed it with me! Her statement regarding it...it's better than Harley!

Welcome from NE Florida!

Welcome from NE Florida!

Well I finally got around to cutting the hard top today. Had to pound a few dents out of it, and it needs a bit of preservation, but it'll work. Got the front portion in place but wasn't able to bolt on the rear section as I forgot the gasket at the house. Hoping to accomplish this tomorrow...

Whoops, perhaps I misspoke, as I only recall bleeding one airpack....

Yeah, the air packs bled fluid when I first bled them.in October when I got her. Last month they were a little soft, now they hit the floor. Guess I'll find out when I dig into it.

I would think that modifying it then bolting it down would work as well so you could remove it in the future if needed.

Take a look at this post here. Looks like they just made a new plate and mounted it right the crossmember. http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?35794-Double-Deuce-crew-cab&p=392843&viewfull=1#post392843

Yeah, I'll probably start with the wheel cylinders, but first I'll clean everything up just to be certain that's what is leaking. Hopefully it's not the airpack....

Congrats on the purchase! What are your plans for it? I'm no expert, but I don't think just the year is stamped on the frame. Sure there's a serial number, and mine has 5 numbers stamped on her. There's another thread on here that might help you better...

Another productive day. Removed the rusted out soft top mount from the window frame, removed some rust spots from the rear window section and top section of the hard top then primed and painted everything flat black. Installed the rear window section of the hardtop and cut up the old soft top...

Cold and windy day here in NE Florida. Didn't get as much done as I wanted before the rain started, but progress nonetheless. Welded two inside lower cab braces which really helped reduce flexing and plan on adding one towards the top as well. Got the cab cross member fitted and re-installed...

I imagine one could, but it would appear that they'd stick out past the wheel wells and wouldn't look right.