"Festus" build is officially underway!

[sprdv1]

I am here with Fetus. Where are y’all?

lol, they slow man

 

[Gitkrunk]

Well, I have been meaning to start a build thread. All my vehicles have a name so I am calling this one "Festus" because some parts of it have been an aggravating cuss already, but it is working out.

I will try to update as I go, but I am not a picture taker so it will be a challenge for me. I have taken several so far so we will see if it continues.

This will most likely be a long drawn out build, but my goal is to have it ready by Supercelebration 2015.

Here is where I am at now. I took the frame from a rusted out 72 and the axles out of a 73. The previous owner of the 73 missed up the frame trying to add power steering but it had a heavy duty rear end and a limited slip front end. It will be a 72.

I had to fix three of the body mount holes in the frame and then had the frame and axles sand blasted and painted.

I assembled the frame and axles and then took the axles apart to clean and install bearing and seals. I found a broken spider gear in the rear so decided to regear to 411 and install a eaton tru trac. I got the rear end back together tonight and am moving to the front end.

I have already disassembled the front end as I am adding F150 disc brakes so I am working to get it all reassembled.

after the front end is complete, then next is new brakes lines, brakes, 23 gallon tank, new wiring, and then on to the body for a few repairs.

Where I’d like to be starting from someday