Been a while since I posted....My '52, "Sam" has been undergoing a rear end swap among other things, since the end of May. Initial plan was to swap the rear end out for an open drive, replace the wore out SM420 with an open drive good SM420, and drive it. Probably a weekend and a $300 job. Well, THAT didn't work out like planned. LOL
So far, we are at - new rear end (3.08 gearing), new custom made driveshaft, literally like new SM420, new clutch, pressure plate and throw out bearing, new brake hoses, new ring gear, new shocks, new fuel filter, fuel pump, fuel line,and I currently am having the starter rebuilt. I now see what people mean when they say projects snowball...It went from- "We need this" to " We might as well do this". Thank God my pocket book says stop- I'll have to drive it some before it gets blown all apart.
When I carried the starter in to the local Old Guy rebuilder, about 80 years old, he looked at it, and asked me who I'd gotten the truck it was on from. I told him, and he smiled. "Yup. See that mark? That paint color? I rebuilt this for Mr Sam around 30 years ago." If he can remember a particular starter and owner from thirty years ago, I know it's in good hands . When he rebuilt that starter, it was about the time Mr Sam had decided to "restore" a couple of his old trucks and sprayed them with tractor enamel.
Hopefully, he will have it done by this weekend and I will finally be able to drive Sam with his upgrades. We've went top quality on parts, so I'm hoping for good results.

1952 Chevrolet 3100 1/2-Ton
1946 Chevy Pickup Truck on an S10 frame (It IS Finished!)