Thanks Tmater and Chet,
My plan is as Chet says to take one part off at a time, thoroughly disassemble, clean, restore, polish and reinstall wherever possible.
I'm currently having it rewired - not because I couldn't do it, but because I wanted to make reliability and safety the first orders of business and I couldn't afford the space to have it non-running for the month or more it would probably have taken me to do it. It's using up the last bit of my seed money to buy the truck but that's ok.
I bought a bunch of smaller parts when I got it - windlaces, window channel, cowl vent seals, stock mirrors and tail lights, etc to put on it at the same time. As soon as all that stuff goes on it, it will be a LOT quieter and more fun to drive. Then I'll start the part-at-a-time approach...while still using it for weekend Home Deopt runs and taking my big dog out for a ride. I plan on posting periodic small item threads. I hope no one will be bored by the NON frame off restoration approach that we all love to see/read? If nothing else, it will give ideas on how to do things slowly and CHEAPLY! Ha ha!
