First Restoration attempt, what can you share with me...

[KrazyKevin]

Hey guys/gals. Been lurking for a while now and finally bought my first 72 chevy swb thanks to a member here on the forums. As I'm new to this I've seen my dad restore a few trucks when I was younger. As a newbie to the restoration world, I'd like to ask you "old pros" a few questions about when you got started.

I live inside the city limits now, and space is limited. Basically I'll be working in a 1 1/2 car garage with another shop I can take pieces to and work on. What are 1 or 2 things that you wish you would have done differently when you took on your first project? Any tool you ran across months down the line that you wished you would of gotten earlier? Different welding machine? Bigger air compressor? Engine hoists, small garage cherry picker type equipment?

I love tinkering on trucks and 4wheelers and I'm really looking forward to tackling my first 72 truck. I wanting it to be a show piece. But, being my first truck, I don't know if I should shoot for that status right away. Maybe shoot for just a real cleaned up daily driver for now, then the show quality truck on down the road. I don't want to sell myself short though either and not be happy with the outcome.

Anyways, sorry for rambling, just very excited. Please share with me a few beginner tips so I don't get swamped when I have pieces strolled across the garage and yard and the wife is wondering how this truck will ever look like the pics I showed her on how it's "Gonna Look" when I'm done.

Thanks again

Kevin