Here is a couple more angles of the cowl so you can see the improvement.

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Maybe today I will re-cut the back of cab, as this modification will change the angle of the radius and cut down the sides and put back together to see how these changes will look.

We'll travel back in time about 2 weeks and look at the front axle I'll be using.
It's a 47 ford f1 axle I picked up with center link, springs, and drag link for $40. I wish I had gotten ahold of the guy a little earlier, he sold the brakes to another guy. Oh well still a good deal. The width is just 1/4 wider than the 32 stock axle. So it should work good.

I trimmed off the spring pads and smoothed the axle some.

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I ordered some radius rod, spring behind mounts from Noxious Customs and when they arrived I fit to the axle and tacked them in place. I have to finish weld them later. I have to find me another stick welder. I loaned mine to my brother in law, you guess the rest........ I just hope he electrocutes himself with MY welder........

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The brackets need to be smoothed some. They were a little rough on the cuts. Also not sure about the points, they may need to be rounded. Overall I like these better than the mounts I used on the last one. These actually fit the axle with no modification to the cutout that fits inside the web of the axle. And they wrap around the top and bottom of the I beam.