thanks jock...
yea, once i get a project going, like my 57, i tend to go full bore ahead. fortunatly i had the funds to keep it going this long, and luckily it is "just about" where i want it, since the funds are starting to run dry. LOL.
now its time to just cruise it. put about 50 miles on it today, which was nice. the imediate things i want to do is get a spare tire winch form a new truck at my local j-yard so i can finally put my spare tire up under the back, then make a sheet metal bed cover. thats will be it for the short term. but as you all know, these things are never really done. LOL.
thanks again, and talk to you all later.
leonard