Reached a milestone this morning: top-coated the bare chassis in olive drab (early WW2 version, from Rapco).
The dis-assembly process has taken quite a while, as the chassis needed sundry chunks of steel removed that had been welded on over the years, including an incredibly heavy duty tow bar welded the full width of the rear cross member. The front dumb-irons also needed replacing, and then the suspension hangers, bumper gussets and front bumper riveted to the new chassis ends. Also been gathering many parts, and refurbishing parts removed during the dis-assembly, so now I'm in a good position to make some progress with the re-assembly.
Once the chassis is returned to the workshop tomorrow morning, it will be time to start bolting bits back on.
Mike