Thanks guys for the responses.
hoggyrubber, that's great advice. I'm liking the 6's too.
Regarding family, my daughter is 11 months: too young to help and too small to take care of herself while Daddy is tinkering outside. I hate to leave it all up to her mommy, so I need to limit my truck time to just a few hours a week. With some willpower, I should be able to do that.
I found "How to Restore Your Chevrolet Truck" at the library and got it yesterday. Amazing book! I read all the intro and Chevy info, and I skimmed the restore/rebuild advice.
One thing caught my eye and may have ruined the whole deal for me: the gas tank.
Apparently it's inside the cab behind the seat on all the 60's trucks. Who came up with that idea? I'm not sure I can ride around with a bomb 6 inches behind me. The book said some people have moved the gas tank to the back of the truck. Sounds complicated. Have any of you guys done that or heard of that?
Thanks again!
Steve.
