Back from powdercoating!

The pictures don't do it justice, but wow, what a difference! After powdercoating, these parts look brand new! We did a semi-gloss on the frame and most of the pieces, with a higher gloss on the rear end, driveshaft, and drum brake pieces (so those would "shine" a little bit when looking underneath the truck).

We still have a little grunt work to do... one of the torsion bars was damaged in the dis-assembly, so we have to get the replacements powdercoated. After that, some of the next steps include:

1. Disassembling the motor so we can re-paint the engine block (from blue to black, since we changed the truck color from blue to red).
2. Assembling and painting the transmission.
3. Re-assembling the rear end.
4. Bolting everything back together.

At that point, we'll be pretty far into our rolling chassis being completed. We'll have the motor, tranny, drivetrain, rear end, and all suspension pieces completed and in place. After that, we'll move to:

1. Purchasing and installing the radiator.
2. Purchasing and installing the pulley system.
3. Installing brake lines.
4. Wiring.

Of course, wheels and tires are coming up soon... and shortly after that, the chassis will be complete and it's on to the body and interior work!