alright...time to upload some pics of my progress. a lot has changed with the project (decided to redo the entire interior while i've got the truck down)
here is one of my rebuilt fresh air vents. it was the closest i could come to sealing them up while keeping them water tight:
here is the tape we used:
we took ff the hood and front fenders to replace/rebuild the bottoms (where they bolt onto the cab):
the cab corner appeared to have been rebuilt w/ bondo at some point, and we came to find that looks can be deceiving:
after removing the windshield (without cracking it!) we took out the dash to begin priming it to be repainted:
once we got the dash out, we started to grind up at some rust spots in the corners behind the dash and found that it would all need to come out...
the rebuild: (coated with body seam sealer and rust-inhibiting paint)
primed/painted behind the grille area, under the hood, and the dash:
picked up a set of 33x10.5x15 BFG A?T's and scored a free set of 15x8 wagon wheels:
up next:
finish up dash/pad install
paint door jambs/windshield frame
reinstall windshield
reinstall interior components
prep cab for paint