Glad you made it, Jim.
Bummer to hear Cody won't make it. I was looking forward to seeing your truck, but totally understand about having to much to finish.
We made it to the hotel. No problems on the drive except the people around Chicago who have ZERO driving courtesy. Apparently turn signals and allowing people to move over have not been explained to people there.
Only problems I had was another busted exhaust hanger (damn cheap parts store stuff, I'll make my own this time) and the fact that,apparently, when I checked brake fluid level in the truck, I forgot to snap the holder back on the cap. I noticed the brake pedal going a bit lower the last 70 miles or so, so went to check the level and found the cap gone, the front well empty and the back one close to it. Nice. I refilled it, put a piece of rubber over it and bungee strapped a piece of wood over it to hold it in place. Hopefully that'll work OK till I find a replacement or get back home. Gotta love it when your problems are self induced