Regarding your questions,try posting each one in the relevant forums, they'll reach the 'guys in the know' quicker.
Your journey has just begun.......
Good Luck!
Jock
BTW don't forget some pics!
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in Scotland In the Stovebolt Gallery More pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings "Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.