60e-->80e and bellypan

[bggrnchvy]

Tune came in Monday while I was away, got home Tuesday and threw it in the truck only to find it would not start. Underhood light had a short and drained the battery.

Charged the battery and my marker lights wouldn't work, found a loose lead at the switch in the cab after much frusteration.

Most importantly, I drove it 80e shifts into all gears, a little pop to each as I had Westers tighten up the shifts and the speedo and tach both work. Very pleased with the whole swap right now!

 

[bggrnchvy]

Dropped the crossmember, drilled, tapped, painted it and cut up the sheet steel for 2/3rd's of the crossmember. Need more cutting discs to finish cutting it up to make the last peice. Whatever makeup this steel is it is a lot tougher to drill and cut with abrasives than HREW tube, it absolutely tore through cutting wheels and only cut with a very sharp bit, lots of pressure and cutting oil.