Hi Jon, welcome to the 'bolt.
Great that your 'other half' is letting you get a new 'toy'!
The beauty of these old trucks is parts availability,there are loads of vendors(new and second hand) catering for 'us'.
Welcome to the land of busted knuckles!
Don't forget to post some pics when you can.
Jock thumbs_up

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.