I've been making progress, got the front end off and most of the stuff inside the cab is pulled.
I have decided to go with sandblasting. My local guy will even pickup and deliver it so that really clinched the deal for me. I think it makes sense in terms of time/money. Like I said at the beginning I don't want this to drag on forever!
I've got a line on some parts I need locally so I'm gonna get those soon. I'll post again once it's all taken apart and ready to go to the blaster. Most of my questions are about body work, but now I'm wondering if I should maybe start a build thread instead of posting here. Anyone have an opinion on that?