48 Chevy 5 Window

[Kilian]

Hey everyone!

I am a young guy who just bought my first truck that I am going to be building up. It is a 48 Chevy 5 window. I am really excited!

Like I said, I am a really young guy so I don't know a lot and I'm hoping to learn a lot from the pros here. I am open to any advice and trust me...nothing is too simple for me to learn. I really don't even know where to start on a restoration.

I was just told that what I want to do to this truck is a restomod. I am going to try to add some pics to this within the next day or so but here is some info in the meantime.

The truck has been sitting for 20+ years. It still has the original paint which is surprisingly in decent shape. I think it is stock except for the 8 track player and the 327 V8 that is in it right now.

So I am looking for some education on where to start. It is not a vehicle that I have to drive as I have my Jeep, but I also do not have the money to do this all really fast. I want to have it up and running as soon as possible as this is going to be a 5+ year process to restore it. I don't know what the key things that I should do before I drive it are. Thank you everyone!