Looking at passengers side front corner, viewed from the front.

Drivers side front corner views from the rear.   Replacement solid brass brake junction block/proportioning valve visible (sweet looking, $75)

Front steering box and sway bar, viewed from the front.

Rear axle in and bolted down.  Stainless steel fuel and brake lines installed.

Rear sway bar installed.

The rolling frame assembled. 

Things are coming together :)

Compressing the rear suspension.  The rear springs are very stiff.  I hope they sag a bit after some use or the car will look like a 4x4.

The assembly manual called for the axle to be pressed to the frame until there is 5" between the top of the axle tube and the bottom of the frame (the bottom of the frame at the top of the frame arch where it arches over the axle).  I could only get the axle-frame compressed to 7".  Control arm bolts were torqued.

"Having a buddy sit on the frame" will not compress the springs by even 1/4".

I used the weight of the 1/2 ton 4x4 as resistance to push the frame against.

Notice the cars front wheels off the ground.  I had to stack about 400lb of extra ballast on the front of the frame to keep it down.

Doing the front suspension was similar, only one side at a time. The new BB springs are so stiff that I could not compress them to the required spec before the front of the truck lifted off the ground.  While not exact to the spec, this process is much more accurate than just tightening the unloaded suspension.

I suspect the car will indeed sit like a 4x4....