Finally some decent progress to report. I was able to go to the shop until around 1:30 last night.
Its amazing what you can get done with a big chunk of time, a few beers and no interruptions.
I will be removing cab at some point to work on the underside, but for now I can start mocking up the core support, steering, brakes etc.
By the way, if any of you purists are out there (not sure they'd be reading this thread) I have a great rolling '54 150 chassis that you'd be welcome to.