The engine is in!!!

 The engine is in!!! We pulled out the engine the other day and installed it. I have been putting this off for a while not wanting to use the old John Deere to install the motor. The tractors hydraulic system is a little sketchy and will periodically lower on its own no warning! So this worried me to no end ( hence all the strapping and chains. But all went well. But the old deere quit running the next day, so I got super lucky we got it in before it shut down. It was just a simple loose wire but still terrifying to know that it could have shut off and lowered on us at any time. 

I'm way behind on this.

 Okay I have been really slow to update this, totally my fault. I have been working a lot on the truck lately some little things and some bigger things to come. I got some of the body started on sand blasting and took a small trip to pick up a front lower cowl piece to help replace my old busted up one. I'm trying to decide if i really want to try to do my own body work or have someone else do a better job than I can. I also got the steering gear all apart and ready for clean up and rebuild.