Well after some advice from the guys on here it looks like I am going to attempt a frame swap on my '53. My desire is to end up with something that's fun and easy to drive. 46gmcpu has been giving me some advice and after looking at his 46 I'm inclined to listen:) That's one great looking truck.
I've got a couple photos up on my progress so far, pretty much all of which has been pulling apart the truck. I'm going to try and keep this thread as a bit of a log for the project.