Thanks...I'll take that as a compliment. On the flip-side, however, your's was exceptionally clean (even has chrome under the hood). <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> Mine looks like a pig-pen next to your's.

'Twas a great day in my opinion, although, we didn't make any progress on Chad's spring-swap. The spring-compressor he had was both too small and too long to be able to compress those springs at all. He disconnected the swaybar, and the axle dropped some, but not enough. Attempting the unbolt the shock on that side was fruitless...the bolt on bottom was absolutely refusing to budge. Also, being an upper-Midwest truck, the bolts holding on the bump-stop snapped upon removal. Might be a clanky ride until those are drilled out. Can anyone provide any tips on swapping out coil springs?

We got the fuel pump changed on Jason's Raider and new gaskets for it and the valve cover. We chose to let RTV cure before firing it up, though. Also did an oil/filter change. Next on the agenda: fine tuning and verifying fluid retension integrity (i.e., leak-status).

Was a great day! Swapped all kinds of stories and I met some really fine folks. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />