| Demolition | Status |
| Jack Truck | Done |
| Place on tall jackstands | Done |
| Remove Skid Plates & armors | Done |
| Remove front wheels | Done |
| Dismantle Brake Systems | Done |
| Dismantle Spindle A-arms and UCA & CV joints | Done |
| Remove front coilovers | Done |
| Remove bumper & winch | Done |
| Remove remove front grill | |
| Remove rack & pinion | |
| Remove drive line | Done |
| Remove ARB line | |
| Remove Differential | |
| Cut off remaining bracketry | |
| Fabricate radiator protection | Done |
| place weight of truck onto radiator brace stands | N/A |
| Frame Prep | |
| grind frame flat | |
| weld on front frame reinforcements | |
| grind and weld frame reinforcements at the rear | |
| Steering | |
| take out steering firewall | |
| weld in new firewall for PS | |
| Cut driver's side wheel well forward to cross-brace | |
| align PS straight up and down and as far forward as possible | |
| spot weld power steering pump brackets | |
| test fit and re-do if necessary | |
| weld brackets into place | |
| install power steering box | |
| install and Check clearance of PS shaft through to PS box | |
| Engine | |
| Remove oilpan & pickup | |
| install T100 oilpan & pickup | |
| Intall Links to Axle | |
| Set axle in place | |
| Use plumb bob to center | |
| Set pinion angle | |
| Mock panhard and draglink angles | |
| support transmission with jack or something | |
| Remove stock t-case cross member | |
| Remove stock drive shaft | |
| remove stock t-case | |
| mate crawl box to transmission | |
| check & cut location of hole for t-case shifter through floorpan | |
| mate t-case to crawl box | |
| install t-case x-member from FROR | |
| Setup shifters | |
| Measure link locations & test in calculator | |
| Fabricate frame link cross member | |
| Cut front end of links to proper lengths | |
| Weld Tube Adapters to links | |
| Tack lower links | |
| Stuff axle as high as possible | |
| Check that pinion angle and axle center is maintained | |
| Check with collapsed shocks length | |
| Fit and tack upper link ensuring no conflict with panhard | |
| Ensure axle is still centered | |
| Fit and tack panhard parallel to draglink | |
| Check Tie Rod location with hydro assist | |
| Lower to ride height | |
| Check with shocks at collapsed length plus ~3 to 5 inches. | |
| Stuff axle as high as possible & check tire clearance | |
| Cut into wheelwell if needed | |
| Adjust as needed | |
| Articulate to check for binding & Rubbing | |
| Install panhard | |
| Adjust axle to desired ride height | |
| Make sure axle is centered and pinion angle is set properly | |
| spot weld panhard brackets to axle & frame | |
| install panhard | |
| confirm DL and PH are parallel | |
| Check Tie Rod location with hydro assist | |
| cycle for binding and clearance and correct if needed | |
| Shocks | |
| Measure location and distance for top of shock hoop and mounting surfaces | |
| Tack Shock hoops to frame | |
| install shocks sans 1 spring and cycle to check binding and clearances | |
| alter shock mounts if necessary…ride height under 25" desired (23" if still on 33's) | |
| set back to ride height | |
| weld in cross brace between steering box and other frame rail | |
| weld up a new platform for the battery (see Dean & steve's work) | |
| install battery platform to top bolt of PS box | |
| Fix if issues | |
| Shock Hoop Cross Bracing | |
| Spot Weld Tubing clamps to shock hoops (may need to drill thru holes in sheet metal) | |
| bend tubing over engine | |
| spot weld tube clamps to engine bay shock hoop reinforcements | |
| clamp reinforcements through engine bay | |
| Final Setup | |
| final weld on all brackets and whatnot if looking good. | |
| paint | |
| bleed brakes | |
| Install shackles & springs to rear |