Welcome to the ODSS!!!
Where in Va do you live? We have many brothers in NOVA and many other points in the Old Dominion. The biggest thing with the oil dippers in a re-build is to make sure they are pointing in the correct direction so they actually dip oil.
Does your truck run? If so, I'd recommend just driving it for a season or two. I did, and ended up doing things to my truck that I had never imagined when I first bought it.
Glad to see another '51 in the group! Looking forward to meeting you, if you ever need a hand on anything, this is the group to help!!!
Be sure to check out the ODSS calendar, hopefully you are able to attend Homecoming which is just around the corner.....
Welcome!!