I have great admiration for you taking care of your wife through the "great struggle".
Working on a project such as the truck will be a life long memory for you and your son. I am doing the same, my 12 year old son and I and am about 3/4 finished with an all original, '53 Jimmy 1/2 ton short bed. Keep up the good work, in life and your project.
About the motor, I would honestly go pick it up before parts are lost, bring it home, box it up and hold on to it. Those old parts are becoming "DRAGONS TEETH" to find.
Tim in CA
