[enick72]

You really just have to figure out what you are going to do with your truck when it's finished. When I bought my 55 1st I got it running, fixed the brakes and everything else to make it driveable and safe and drove it all summer stock original. I thought I wanted to stay stock but realized even though I thought it was very cool these trucks are made for a certain type of driving which is not todays driving. I live just outside of Atlanta GA and traffic is always busy. I found out quickly the brakes are made for stop signs not lights, they were not built for the speeds you need to stay with traffic. I decided to keep a mostly stock look but upgrade gearing, brakes etc. so that I could really drive it all the time and be safe under all conditions. I'm glad that I did it this way, if I had just ripped it apart restored to factory stock I would have been upset that I could not drive it every day.