[Trevor]

Yeah a checklist definitely would have been handy especially on the first one (a '65 when I was 15, and yes, I did most of it allllll by myself and what a great learning experience it was !)

I've thought about writing a checklist, including a rough time estimate for each portion, but the problem is it would be a gargantuan time-consuming task, and if broken down into every single task, it would likely easily be a thousand plus items long.

I tore my "they'll bury-me-in-it" (so it has to be Perfect) '71 apart 15+ years ago, took every thing that wasn't welded together apart, but because of resources like the assembly manual, scads of info. on the web, and especially this website - I have absolutely zero worries about putting it back together.

The nicest thing about these trucks is how incredibly simple they are.
So just like the foundation of any building project (house etc.), start with the frame (the 'foundation'), pick an end and build ...

The frame - part 1: After cleaning, removing any brackets I won't want, inspecting, straightening anything that is less than perfect, I've always started with the easy end - Rear suspension;
trailing arm bushing install, trailing arm to cross-member install, coil-spring install, rear-end (carrier rebuild; ring gear, then pinion, then lash adjustment until perfect) then carrier install, then axle bearings and seals, then backing plates, then brake cylinders then brake shoes and hardware then parking brake cables then axles install, then cover gasket then cover, then rear-end to trailing arms, then shock brackets to trailing arms then shock install then rear-end brake lines, then brake hose to frame ...

See the problem with a check-list ? The above paragraph is a woefully incomplete list of a small portion of all the steps involved in one of the simplest parts on the entire truck.