subsporter,sorry for the delay in replying but my friend couldn't offer any suggestions.
I just need to get him indoctrinated to love Chevys,he's a Mopar guy...lol.

Good luck with your relocation,Newport News is a fine place in my book and I've thoroughly enjoyed my trips there.

I'm a pasty Scotsman so the summer heat and humidity was a slight problem....!

1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in Scotland
In the Stovebolt Gallery
More pix on Flickr.
I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings
"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.