Welcome to the site Marty, and that's a really nice Cabover you have there. I've been a Collector of GM COE trucks for almost 40 yeas, and have owned exactly thirty of them in this time frame. I've always left my trucks Factory stock, and have enjoyed them just as much "as is" versus doing a lot of updating. Here's my present 47-54 Style COE. It's a 1952 GMC 470 series, 3 1/2 ton, with a Holmes Heavy Duty Wrecker on it's back. Keep on Truckin !
I have seen your truck Spanky, very nice!
I can appreciate some wanting to keep the truck original and some going the opposite and putting the cab on a modern chassis.
Right now, I want to make it roadworthy with some modern upgrades, mostly safety related and convenience.
Marty