This afternoon, for the first time since Oct 05 the 47 truck moved under its own power. What a great day. Dennis and I drove it up and down the road in front of my house. It runs perfectly, but dont have many brakes, as the master cylinder took a crap on us , and the new one isnt here yet. Shifting the old style rock-crusher tranny takes some getting used to, but it shifted real smooth. Did a small burn out the first time i went forward. That 261 engine just has to much power. Went though the truck later to find some noises we heard on the test, tightened up some things. Tomorrow morning I load it up on the trailer for its exhaust shop trip, then we can put the doors, front fenders and hood on it. Its a blast to drive a freshly built big truck down the road, I'd advise everyone to do so, and soon.
