Welcome!
You're in good company here at the Stovebolt Page, and particularly in the Big Bolts corner of the garage.
You'll find several fellers with 1-1/2 ton trucks in the '41 to '46 years--I'm one of 'em.
If you have some experience working on vehicles, particularly older ones, you'll do fine with the old Chevy.
The hawnyocks that frequent this part of the garage are always tryin' to get you to part with yer hard-earned money, but that's only normal, I guess. They will suggest that you get a copy of a repair manual that will cover your truck, once you get them doors fixed and get inside, check to see what is free and workable and what's not, figure out what kind of engine you've got (a 216 or a 235), and so forth.
Some of these ol' curmudgeons will barely talk to you if you can't answer their "important" questions first.
You'll find a wealth of information in the archives, and you'll soon come to know some of us more than you would like, perhaps.
Don't get too upset when you ask a question and some grouchy wrench bender gives you an answer that is preceded with a sigh. Rest assurred that when w. b. makes a sound that resembles shifting gears without using the clutch, that's because w. b. wishes one of two things: w. b. had been prescient enough to have asked the question first, or w. b. asked the same question a long time ago, and can't remember the answer.
There are some extremely knowledgeable people here and they are all willing to help. Above all, know that there is no such thing as a dumb or silly question.
Whatever you want to know, or whatever problem you may encounter, you are not the first, nor will you be the last. In all probability, there are two or three more out there that should be asking for the same information and direction you are asking.
So jump in.
Oh, and the best way to get on the good side of some of these imponderable yeahwhos is to provide a picture, as you have suggested. Its like giving a dog a bone.
