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Yes, SD that is the pump and one of the cylinders you see for the cab. I use the same pump for the roll back also. The lines route through a divertor valve to ether operate the roll back or the cab cylinders. I will try to get some better pictures of the underside as soon as I get a chance.

Back to the build. With the doors primed and cured out I did a quick wet sand and started applying color. As you can see from the pictures there are four colors to the paint scheme. The fenders, running boards/steps and below the deck is black, then it is gun metal gray to the bottom of the windows of the front cab, them it's a blend of gun metal gray and silver to the bottom of the windows of the back cab and it's all topped off with silver from there up. This meant that the front door had two color and the rear doors had three. With still working full time I only had the weekends to be able to paint so I would paint a color and let it cure out during the week and mask and paint the next color the next weekend. It made for a slow process, but I am pleased with the final product.

While the doors where curing it gave me time to finish up some of the other loose ends., First I installed the latches on the step then on to the rear light/license plate panel. I also started installing the sound mat that will cover everything I can reach inside the cabs, floors, walls, inside the doors and the ceilings all under the final finishes.