We have separation! Time to start putting it back together.

 

Frame is all welded together.

 

Welds all cleaned up and painted. Slide the axle out from under the box and put it under the Ex frame. Decided to use the springs from the truck so we have to move the front spring perches forward 8". Going to have the drive shaft shorten from the 12.

 

Spring perches moved forward and all tided up. Gas tank and Shield back in. Start messing with the Euro tank.










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Eura tank mounted, brake lines all cut a spliced. Tomorrow cut and shorten the wiring harness.

 

Wiring shortened up, drive shaft shortened and put back on, DPF kind of in place.









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Got all the exhaust reconfigured and hung. All the wiring figured out. Last to do is plumb the fuel lines and drill one hole for the new shocks.

 

Got the shocks installed, broke out the bottom of the tank for the sending unit out of the 12. Need to lengthen the sending unit hoses and rods. So the gauge reads right. Also started lengthening the fuel lines.








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Fuel sending unit lengthened and installed, fuel lines all ran and hocked up, took the hitch back off and sanded and painted it with industrial paint. Fuel tank has to come back down to put the hitch back on because you can't get your hands in the frame to position the nuts/keepers for the hitch bolts and you defiantly can't do it when the body's on. Monday straighten up the wires and fuel lines, take the tank back down put up the hitch, reinstall the tank and transfer the fuel from the 12 into the Ex, fire her up and driver off the frame rack and set the body on the frame.









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Everything all tided up. Used the V10 pump to transfer the Diesel from the 12 tank to the ex tank, swapped the filler necks and tubes. Got the 12 Excursion running today. Tomorrow but on the body and do the parking brake.

 

Body back on, doors back on, body jigged in and weld in place, Tomorrow welder up.

 

Not much to say today. Welded the floor and inner and out rockers together.





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Made a little more room in the shop today, welded up the A pillars and ground down the welds. Tomorrow prime welds and caulk joints.

 

Got everything epoxy painted. Next week to work on welding the frames together.











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Started wiring the inside. Got the taillights, reverse lights, third brake light and a heavy ground ran to the battery.