tdinut & crobertson1 thanks for the kind words.
silverram03, yes your advice helped, thanks! In the end I decided to that my time was worth the $65 the local truck shop was asking to install them so I went that route. And btw, you were right, our trucks sure look like they are related some how!!
donnier, I paid $340 for the wheels, they were take-offs at my local Les Schwabs and they gave me a great deal. I had to have the center hole machined (another $90 if I remember correctly) and I followed Yo Hoot's
instructions to the letter and it worked out GREAT!! Yo Hoot is a TDR member as well.
lethal injection, I am not sure where you are located, but the shell is a "Z" series shell by A. R. E. Just find your local A. R. E. dealer and he can hook you up.
Thanks again for the kind words and encourage/advice everybody!
Gauges are next but that's gonna be a while.
Huskerman!