Got my steering parts back from Nostalgia Sid's. Instead of bending the pitman arm to compensate for my steering box being moved over, he put a taper in it to accept a newer style tie rod end. So the new joint is on the inside instead of the outside. Sid also tapered the steering arm and made me a new drag link to make it all work together. I'm planning on putting it all back together this weekend.
I also put some paint in the area behind the grill. Whenever I see an old car or truck with an aluminum radiator clearly showing I think to myself "That looks kinda dumb". Now I'm that guy. I've got a diesel lawn mower and whenever the radiator gets grass or dirt in it the thing overheats. I hate to put paint on the radiator fins reducing the efficiency of the rad. Maybe I'm overreacting, I dunno. They've been painting radiators since the dawn of time.
