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The last couple of weeks since the last update have been focused on the inner front clip, lot's of time spent pondering, cutting, fitting, grinding and a good deal of trial and error working with an old pair of fiberglass inner fenders and a used steel core support.... nothing that fits anywhere...

Just a quick update on that seatbelt/body mount piece, installed it along with a little more shimming and repositioning of the body. The holes the previous owner drilled weren’t exactly right, but it’s better now and the four bolts going through that crossmember underneath really helped fix a...

Yes, they are still available, and yes, they should fit any type of C bushing style arms that are meant to mount the factory coil spring cups. I have duff long arms on one of my rigs and all is well. Sending you a private message...

Finally got that black soft top I've been wanting, installed it last week..... and then we got a pretty big April snow storm:cool:

And, since the lift was free, I did this again.... Even removed the headliner so I can store the top outside. Oh...it's not going back on again....... no, really, I mean it this time:LOL:

Moved it over to the body shop section 😁 Decided that I would tie in the two inner seat belt mounting into that new crossmember underneath so I made up a couple of tabs and welded them to a longer plate that will span across to the two body mount bolts as well. This will help spread the load...

More... dropped the fenders on to double check fit and alignment.

Ok....so I didn't wait. It's down and bolted up tight! That'll make it easier to push around the shop. 😁

And now underneath...the ball is ready to drop. Hmm, should I wait until next new years eve??:unsure:

We can only hope so..... 😄 Mounting the tub is coming soon, and one thing I wanted to finish up with before that happens is clean up and installation of the neutral safety switch and kick down lever. Here they are not looking too hot.... And what's under that wire cover?? That's no good...

Bushings are cut, crossmembers are done, tub is prepped and ready….a few other odds and ends and the chassis and body should be mating for good soon.

Painted those crossmembers and cutting down the body mount bushings(messy job) and sleeves to the proper sizes….now as long as I can remember what goes where….

I was making the front piece a while back, as found In this thread. Might have something still laying around somewhere or could possibly make some more if I can find my drawings and tooling.

All I can say with certainty is that they're most likely not 2-1/2" springs 😁 I don't know how they are manufacturing their springs, like do the 3.5", 4.5" and 5.5" have the same arch height but different spring rates, or do they have similar rates and use more arch to achieve the extra...

Yeah, it's a bit smoother now than that unfinished fiberglass was. should be a little easier to clean.

I have a used set of wild horses 2-1/2" lift springs sitting here so I pulled one out for reference. It is about 11-3/8" as measured from the floor. Now these are used so they may have settled down some as compared to a brand new one, and as Paul said, just because a 2-1/2" spring measures "X"...

and more....

Sprayed the underside with the black Raptor Liner. all the masking and over spray shielding removed. and the results...

Thanks, check out this cool fort I built.... 😁 And everything else important under cover.

More prep and fiberglass work. Getting ready to spray some Raptor Liner on the underside, making sure everything underneath is fixed and ready before applying it. Removed the rest of the random rusty brackets and bolts through the floor and started filling in the rear side marker cut outs and a...