Well I was worried for a minute since I ordered these mirrors yesterday....But I ordered the plain manual mirrors, no lights , no heat so no wiring issues for me :)
If I lived up there id get a southern rust free frame and clean it and epoxy primer it and paint it with polyurethane paint and then rhinoliner the frame and re-assemble truck !! :)
If I was going to build a 6.5 for somebody the only way I would do it is with a New scat crankshaft ($400) or a new peninsular forged crank ($950) . Otherwise no matter how good a job you do on the rebuild- an old used crankshaft may break the day after the guy installs the motor and then hes...
I like rockauto but they dont package things worth a damn, they will use a big box and just let things bang around in it, no wrapping or foam or anything. .