Well went and looked at the m54 and found out a few very nice things about it. It was depot rebuilt in 1970 (found the rebuild tag on the right side of the glove box), front clip sheet metal is all there but really could use new finders. The carb moves freely, and there's no critters nest in the carb. Battery box is gone, but I have a good used box that may need some repair. The bed is scrap steel not fixable, at all. The frames clean, no road salt rust. Dog bones are nice and tight. The farmer said that it ran 7 years ago when they parked it on the farm. I forgot to bring a braker-bar to see if the engine was free. I have sevral ideas for this m54 and all of them I'll be leaving the gasser a gasser. I'm thinking m52 tractor but leave the rear axles where they are and put a rear winch behind the tire carrier, and tool box. I'll be going back to talk to the farmer a week from saturday to talk to him about possibly doing a labor trade for the truck, he wants lights put in his two 30x90 pole barns, which right now have no lights. I told him I would give him 500 for the truck cab and chassis, and he could keep the bed for scrap. I figure 500 dollars and some electrical work and him buying all the materials sound fair to me semi fair, for putting lights in one barn.