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Legal I got my inspection done today and only had one issue with the neutral safety switch, all it took was a quick adjustment on the linkage and all good, so I am now legal past the 14 day inspection window! Now it is time to put on some miles and get some of the wife's to do list completed...

Nail sniffer I've got a permanent magnet type, it has a magnet in an aluminum case and two lawn mower wheels. It will pick up nails from an inch away and then there is a lever to pull the magnet away from the bottom of the case and all the metal falls off. I bought it when I was doing the...

Car show today First off thanks for the advice on the numbers, 3-0 leave them on, so on they stay. I'm off to a car show today for Canada day, I'll snap some pictures. I also picked up an msd rev limiter which I will put on this weekend. The shop had to move my inspection to monday, so I'm...

got the bumpers on i made up some mounts out of square tube and some other assorted bits that were in my bandsaw pieces bucket. The fenders are for a volkswagon beatle i think? I got them at a swap meet about ten years ago for $20.00, figured they would work good for something. for a random...

first legal drive got the fenders put on and got insurance and registration good for 14 days to get my inspection. i took a few pictures of the completed truck, minus inspection bumpers which will go on tonight.

Insurance Got my insurance today and booked the inspection for certification and registration on Wednesday. Looks like I must have bumpers on it to pass, so thatbis my project fornthis afternoon, probably won't be the smoothest looking mounts ever, most likely they will fall off 10 min aftr the...

last paint is on i got the fenders sanded this morning and shot flat black on them and the tail gate. Box liner dried nicely, i still have a half can left so i am going to add another layer. The fender in the picture looks glossy, it takes about 6 hours to dry and turn flat, and i just finished...

bedliner in Thanks SF and everyone else for the positive feedback, keeps me moving forward. I got the bedliner put in tonight and also a couple of swing arms to keep the hood propped up, they bolt on the center braces.

done bondo...finally i got all the body filler work done on the rear fenders and just shot them with a coat of high-build primer. Ill put another good coat on in 5 minutes or so and hopefully when i wet sand in the morning i can get out all the major sanding marks and then hit them with flat...

bondo on the rear fenders got the box bolted back on the truck and got the rear lights on and working. I did this between bondo and sanding the rear fenders. Cant wait to be done sanding on these, i hate body work!

hood painted and on I made some good progress this weekend, got the hood painted flat black and put on, also got the box painted. I also mounted the light inserts and chrome and got all the lights wired up with new connectors.....and they all work! here are some pics

one more shot Pulled off the masking tape and paper, looks good. Thanks for the compliments reverend, slot mags are my favorite also, used to work at an auto wrecker in high school so I have a nice collection (We crushed a lot of 1970-1981 camaros some had decent mags which I snagged, hated...

yipeee paint is on the cab! my wife had to work tonight so i was able to get a bit of "quality time" with the fargo. I did a final wipe down and finished masking and shot some flat black on her. It amazes me every time i paint something how many flaws there are in my body work that i didnt see...

progress i spend the day wet sanding the cab and then gave it another shot of primer in a few spots, also got the running boards patched up and got most of the worst dents out of them. Just sprayed them with boxliner coating, i am hoping it will give a nice non-shiny surface and hold up to...

latest pictures Attached are the most up to date pictures, included a picture of the dash insert, started with stainless and had to many issue drilling large holes in it, gave up on that and went with wood painted silver. Got my battery remote mounted under the rear box area to get more room...

Best way to insert the lights? ok, I took the Fargo for a drive yesterday and mounted the lights to check out the profile, and they don't look the best, kind of frogish looking. so I think I am going to go with inserting them into the mid fender as above, but I need some advice, do I use the...

Just went through the whole post from the start, makes the chop seem so much quicker than it really is when all you have to do is click. Cab looks great! I like the gauge insert with the holes drilled in it also. The cab and box together is also a great match, I have to agree with your wife on...

Truck looks good, like the stance with the cab in place! Keep then pics coming.

Test run I got the rad and fan etc all back in on the weekend. Today I took her out for a spin and it worked great. Stayed nice and cool around 180 or so, no issues. I also moved the battery under the box and beside the frame to make more room in the engine bay. Next..... Shockwaves on the front.

Radiator It is a Griffin rat rod radiator, 19x 24 with two 1.25 inch cores, rated for 400 hp