So I decided I was officially over the 79 and wanted to replace it. I set my sights to buying another 67-72 C30 and swapping my drivetrain into it as needed.
And then I decided this truck would just become a play truck so after a few weeks of going back and forth, I pulled the dump bed off and sold it. Not an easy task by yourself. I would not want to put one on by myself without a lift/tractor/crane or all of the above.
And the the disassembly began while I figured out what to exactly do with this truck.