Too bad you are so far away, i got one of those radicals sittin in my back room- go to Hot rod Builds on this forum and go to page 2, there is a build i started called 'Truck it, with a Federal'.
I been busy workin on a '28Av8' and a '27 modified along with typical shop stuff and haven't done anything on the truck.

One thing i'd scratch off you list of cuttin and choppin is narrowing unless you want single seater, them old pickups are shoulder tight and cramped. My '36 ford could go about 45 minutes befor you needed to walk around for a while, thats why guys don't put big gas tanks in them - gotta stop anyway.

When you do get to slicen and whackin and stuff, i could use taht windshield frame. Got a cheby just like yours but frame is gone and if you're bound and determined to chop it up the frame won't do you any good at all, so think of me ok?