dbone, first of all bless you for being a peace officer. boltare is right on w/ Bob Adler, he does restoration on the AD's and has 100 or so of these girls out back (I've seem 'em).
Depending on what type of restoration you are doing don't be in a big hurry to throw away that neat little home made grill guard. This is the character of the truck, IMHO, dents and all. You've got the correct mirror arm on the driver's side...starting with vent windows on the '51, the arm was 'bent down' so that the vent window when in wide open mode would not break the mirror every time you opened the door (Bob Adler told me this when I met him).
~ Cosmo
1949 Chevy Half Ton
Rocinante, like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his capacities.
"...my good horse Rocinante, mine eternal and inseparable companion in all my journeys and courses." ...Don Quixote, Cervantes
"If you come to a fork in the road, take it."...Yogi Berra
"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." ...Eric Hoffer
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