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Hello again all;

If you recall from my last update, I left the radiator to have the new mounting brackets welded on. They were done, so I installed the radiator. I also installed the overflow container, a nice polished aluminium unit to match the rad.

For the running boards I got 1 piece of the final transition portion made up. 16 ga sheet metal that I bent a 3/4" flange on and then used the "shrinker" to form the curve to match the back of the cab. I will get the last piece made up, which will match the curve on the running board where the vertical portion under the cab transitions into the step part of the board.

I was excited to work on an "American pickers" type find that I scored which was a cover from a JD plow/seeder. I trimmed the edges to square things up, welded a mounting bracket on the back, cleaned it up and cleared it. I think it will look great in the "man cave" ...if I ever get one. For now it will go up on the wall with the tractor grills I made. See the attached pictures. I made the grills a few years ago, one is a Farmall and the other is a Minneapolis Moline. They are lit with some LED's which are controlled with a remote.