What a wonderful "working man's" truck. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Rust in all the right places for the east coast. A badge of honor as it is.
Attached file is a decent (not worn out) shift box cleaned up without any lube. Search for "Column Shifter" in the forums about the wear issues. When it jams, you have to get under the truck and manually move the transmission arms to neutral. Then you play with the shifter box linkage to get it go back into position. Occasionally you can find a kit "gear shift neutralizer" for sale. This will work for a time but it will also wear out. Basically the column shifter has to be treated gently so you can't sprint out quickly like in today's traffic. I converted mine to floor shift with a used Hurst 3-speed shifter and made my own stick to appear original. One less issue to deal with.
It looks like you've already lubed the door and hood hinges. If you try to force a rusted hinge it will warp the surrounding body metal and make the alignment look awful.
"Adding CFM to a truck will only help at engine speeds you don't want to use." "I found there was nothing to gain beyond 400 CFM."
