Yes I'm back after a 2 year break from the site Ive actually had to re register as "Tire_Juice" instead of just Juice. You might remember that Im A.J. from Northwest Missouri, im on the owner registry and theres some pretty early pictures of my luv sporting some gray primer. I actually ended up painting it 2150 International Red and drove the truck daily for 3 years battling deer accidents, warped head, and a lot of steering issues. Im glad to say that 2 months ago I dragged the old thing outa the fence row and put her in my new shop where so far I have pulled the motor, tranny all 4wd components, cab, bed, and have been gutting the floor boards and rocker panels for replacement. k this post is dragging on and on so check out drive-train and chassis upgrades for new post about the 79 Mikado 327,,,,oh yeah