Little bit more progress:
The Rolling Chassis and Body is complete minus the ROPS which is still waiting for a coat of Green along with a complete set of NOS Rims I found locally:
With Tub and Suspension complete, I moved on to the Driveline and Powerpack.
I decided to fully dismember the Differentials, soak and clean the internals, sandblast the Housings, reassemble, set Pinion preload and Backlash, and install new Seals:
I then, disassembled, cleaned, reassembled and painted the U-Joints. This sounds crazy for U-Joints, but replacing them all would be upwards of $200:
Lastly, with the Engine Block and Cylinder Head gone to the shop, I sandblasted, cleaned and repainted all of the Engine components:
Also, gutted, sandblasted, cleaned and rebuilt with NOS innards:
When it comes to the Powerpack, I ended up choosing to refresh this Ford Rebuilt unit. When its all said and done it really wasn't too pricey as i'm doing all the wrench bending myself and having the Machine Shop handle to detailed work on stripped components:
Engine = Free
Overhaul Gasket/Seal Kit = $38
Intake Valves = $25
Exhaust Valves = $20
Piston Ring Kit = $20
Cam Bearings = $35
Crank Bearings = $45
Conn Rod Bearings = $42
Hot Tank Engine and Head = $60
Lap Valves = $24
Hone Cylinders = $15
Install new Freeze Plugs = $25
Crank and Cam Polish = $50
GRAND TOTAL = $400
So essentially, for $400, i'll be able to add some Oil and forget about it.
That just leaves me with the Radiator. I have 3 here that i'm going to drop of to the Rad Shop and have them select the best one and go from there.....