After that was all done, I finally finished my fuel system so that it was 100% new tanks to engine. Replaced all rubber lines, wired up a relay for my 6.5 lift pump, and installed the new tanks and sending units.
Also for ****s n giggles I wanted to see how the paint would look after a quick buff. Not bad lol.
Unfortunately I skipped a bunch of photos and steps between these pics. But after the fuel system was buttoned up, I tossed on my donor box, added new side molding, charged the A/C, replaced belts, and i've been driving the wheels off it. Still plenty to do, next project is balljoints and tierods, then it's mechanically in shape and i'll probably be driving it like this awhile.
And that's where it sits now. Successfully making it less ugly for the time being until I can do actual body work.
I did pick up a super clean frame and diffs from an 86 K10 6.2 diesel that was parked in the early 90s and my plan is to get that blasted and powdercoated, rebuild diffs, etc etc and eventually start transferring parts over to it. May sound kind of dumb but that way I can enjoy the truck for awhile and not have it down in pieces not getting done.