Thank you for the ideas and personal insight on your own projects. This helps. I guess I could finish my steering column install, and then take a day or two to add fluids, grease, adjust the brakes a bit, and drive her around the block in all of her cab and frame glory. Other than the column, she is a complete mechanical chassis, just not painted and pretty.
After the steering column, and now possible drive around, I was going to 1) build bed, 2) add fenders and running boards, and then 4) get cab in order. This would be a somewhat drivable stage while I get all cab mechanicals good and in order.
Cavebull