Ok, im bad about updates. So the axle is in, it steers and is movable on all 4 tires. I still need to work out the brake lines and master cylinder which is minor, probably wont do that until i have the motor and trans back in though. I am currently working on the engine, drop the heads off today at a machine shop to be checked and resurfaced. Should have rhem back in a week or so and then i can start assembling the motor, new timing stuff, gaskets, etc. All the usual crap. Since the original trans in the truck was a 4 cyl auto and i pulled to donate to a toasty project, i will put a late gen 1 auto with a lock up in to work with the 3.5. So i need to still get ahold of that , then its ready for the drive shafts and someother stuff. But its slowly getting there.