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Originally Posted by joedoh
dont beat yourself up too badly, when asked what you wanted out of the project in the beginning you said v8 and air ride.
if it makes you feel better, I spent more on getting my 4.3 running correctly than a good replacement engine would have cost from the salvage. its called the "run mother fu$%&er, why wont you RUN?" snowball where just one more part is all it ever needs. I picked up the metric air cleaner wingnut today and still only have about 3 one-more parts to buy.
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That's true! I did want V8 and air ride. The goal was to do it in pieces though instead of trying to do the whole truck at once haha. The more I spend, the more I end up leaning towards just doing it all once and being done with it. When I stare at the bare frame, I start seeing all the things that need to be done: suspension, bushings, steering, engine mounts, core mount, do I paint the frame, do I get the right wheels, on and on. I don't know how many times I want to take all the sheet metal off to work on the next step.
I was definitely at a crossroads the past few weeks where I had to decide if I was going to finish at any cost or cut my losses and leave the project. I have learned a TON over the last year and even enjoy my own commentary on this thread from 5 pages ago.
Since parts are showing up, I guess I've decided.
