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Thanks guys, it is going to be a fun project. Would like to start another cab off next spring. I have to get it road worthy first to see what it is going to take. It has gotten a oil change and filter, I can tell you that hadnt been changed since Christ was a child. New mineral oil in the sm420 and gear oil in the rear end, then fixed the front cross member and put the radiator on fresh rubber mounts. Then get this put 3 gallons of concentrated anti freeze and 4 more gallons of distilled water in the cooling system, darn. The solid lifters were adjusted ,they were way too tight and too loose all over the map, thinking Ray Charles must of did them last. With a tune up it purrs like a kitten. Then ran a quick compression test, not really impressed about 115psi in four of the holes and about a little more than a 100 in the others. Supposedly 7.75to 1 should make about 115psi so it might need to have the valves ground and new guides in the future. Welded up a pin hole in the oil pan that somebody in the past stopped the leak with a sheet metal screw. Need to check out the brakes next. Then onto some electrical gremlins. I'm going to put a seal kit into the power steering control valve, it is leaking badly. (Slave type power steering).Tailgate, box sides and front panel look very well taken care of, no dents if you can believe that, I'm blown away by its condition.

Steve