Welcome aboard and thanks for sharing the photos. In order to determine the original color, look at the G.V.W. tag on the driver side kick panel. There will be a 3 digit paint code on there. This will indicate the original color & whether is was a single-tone or two-tone truck.
Having a plan, is a good place to start. It will allow you to focus your resources, including time, money, space, skills, tools, equipment & ambition, to be sure you are staying on-track. Dialing-in the mechanical elements, including "Start/Steer/Stop", will allow you to enjoy the truck, during the process, versus blowing it apart into a thousand pieces, without a plan and it becoming a source of frustration.
Good luck with the project and keep the updates coming.
P.S. - Thanks for your service to our country!
