1.completed the cab and engine bay wiring for the american auto wire harness. Did swap my factory cluster out of the housing for my new Dakota digital VHX series as well.
2. Had the steering column sand blasted, after getting it back i went ahead and painted the column, followed by a full bearing replacement and new turn signal switch. After this I installed it in the truck to only fight with it for a day or so to discover i forgot to put the collar on the bottom of the shaft that helps retain the lower bearing
Ended up removing it again to fix my mistake and then back inside the truck it went.3. Repaired the cracks in my steering wheel the best i could using some epoxy putty followed by some nice Wimbledon white paint to match the steering column. Looks like I forgot to get the plastic piece for the bottom of the horn ring but that is minor and can get that at a later date. Speaking of the horn once the column was put together I of course wanted to test.....
and it didn't work! after some diagnosing I found that i needed to add the ground strap around the rag joint. Once I did that i found it to work just fine, however the horn ring wont trigger it so a little more investigation might be needed but on a brief look it appears the brush might be sitting to low in the steering weel?4. Painted my air filter housing and set it on the engine for now without a filter
5. Installed my led headlight kit from D's Nuts (Doug Beam)- really impressed with this kit, lights are bright, in my case they are direct wired into the harness (no relays) mainly because of the new auto wire harness.
6. Installed the original radio which took a bit since wires needed to extended. Also utilized my factory, or at least original, speaker in the dash.
7. Installed the glove box door and new liner as well as the hazard switch
8. rebuilt the seals in the heater box, waited for some parts from various supply houses to get the job complete but they finally showed end of last week so now the heater box is set in place and ready for use.
9.Decided to use the dash pad that came with my new cab, while cracked it wasn't as bad as my original one and unfortunately reproductions are just so damn expensive that i deiced to wait to get that until a later date. maybe ill just put a black carpet pad on top to hide its ugliness for now.
10. After a little bit of searching I found a cargo lamp switch for the truck (knob that pulls out and glows red). My original cab didn't have a cargo lamp and I didn't really want to fill the hole in the new cab. It did come with a Cargo lamp switch but it was a toggle that illuminated a red light on the dash, didn't seem as cool as the style i ended up putting in.
11. Finally laid the carpet in place, cut some holes, cussed a little and then finally got to a point i felt the carpet would look okay once the seat was installed. still need to get the screws that hold the shift boot down but its at least prepped
12. Tightened the rear cab mounting bolts in place, followed by the gas tank being installed and connected to at least the steel fuel line and wires. I need to replace the rubber hose that ran underneath the cab to the fuel pump
13. Should be higher on the list but i did end up doing a 3G alternator upgrade using a 94 ford mustang 130 amp. When doing this with a American Auto wire Harness you can buy a new pigtail for the 3G alternator the converts it to a GM SI plug on there harness. Makes it really nice to keep splices and what not to a minimum.
14. Another one that was higher in the list. I did get the new courtesy lights installed that i think will really make the interior bright at night.
Finally last night seeing a mostly put together cab I really wanted to see how it would look with my newly upholstered seat. The biggest thing i wanted to see was how close the white on the seat matched the steering wheel and column. A quick placement and a couple of pictures later I was pretty happy and can't wait to get this thing moving along even further.
Now onto my upcoming list of things to do.
1. Install the windshield
2. Finish the belt line trim around the back of the cab, was a little nervious since i have to drill the rivet holes since the cab didn't have it originally. I did drill a corner one already and that was nerve racking.
3. Clean up the engine bay wiring
4. Back to body work and get the front fenders completed so they can hang on the truck
5. Doors need to be blasted and painted, I am hoping some bondo work will make it strait and that the cancer is minimal
6. Hood still needs prepped and painted
Once all of the above are done I will move on to the bed. After that there are a couple of small details such as finding stock wheels and caps for the truck, headliner in the cab still and getting it tuned to run.
Well I think that's it for this update. Thanks for reading my long winded post!
As usual I have so many photos its easier to just click the link below and check them out! 
I even included a video or two this timehttps://photos.app.goo.gl/a3aShXyHH7J6gMvCA
**** Even had the wife helping strip the old and build the new.
. Ended up getting the primer and paint laid down in a decent amount of time.
so i ended up getting another set off eBay that polished up nicely i think 
. So if anyone is in need of some NOS hubcaps that fit a car rim let me know i would make you a great deal.
