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Is there any one else out there building one of these if so how are you getting on. However, the art and science of engineering a chassis can be difficult to comprehend, let alone apply. The advance design era 19471955 has been overlooked for long enough and deve krehbiel, a wellknown restoration expert from who specializes in these trucks, puts his 40 years of experience restoring nothing but advance design trucks into a very extensive and very complete single volume with more than 500 photos and detailed instruction for every aspect of a proper restoration. The best way to start is to actually work as an apprentice mechanic or work with a professional.