Originally Posted by Justhorsenround
Looks like a solid vehicle to start with. Hope you took tons of detail photos and bagged and tagged everything. If you have questions be sure to ask in the appropriate forum for whatever piece you’re working on.🛠
Yes, There are many ways to restore a truck, lots of good strategies. There are some good restoration books for this too if you havent done one. Like this one:
https://www.classicparts.com/1947-98-Truck-Restoration-Guide/productinfo/05-011/

I have always tried to do systematic restoration by doing component restoration piece by piece, that way you dont get left with a million bits if you take it all apart in one fell swoop.

1953 Chevrolet 3100
261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done
In the DITY Gallery
Video of the 261 running

1964 GMC 1000
305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration