Man, thanks for the link, holy crap!
Well I did keyword search quite a bit but did'nt come up with the answers to some specific q's but with research and a lil' o 'hep from folks such as yourself all will be well.
As far as a truck, I have'nt one - right now I am trying to educate myself on some important points before putting an add on C'list a couple weeks after Christmas.
Btw, one of the "important issues" is just in case what I do get has widowmakers I will be able to asses the situation as I definitely will be working within a tight budget... A little time now will be time well "spent".
I have a NEED to drive something big and old with a granny gear- it has been too long... -freezerburn