Welcome Mike
Go for a kit is my advice...

You'll learn the truck inside/out and you know what make 'er tick (so to speak)

Not to mention that you'll take pride in a build of your own.
Once you get started, take some pic's and post 'em on the site. As you've probably noticed, we (as a group) love photos

. And you know we'll answer any questions

that you have.
- RCT