New here from Birmingham, AL

[Electric Head]

hi everyone, I just bought my first old truck a couple of weeks ago and this looks like the place to be. What I have is a 1971 C-10 swb fleetside... it has the 307ci V8 with the 3 speed on the column. It needs some work here and there, but it's mostly just refreshment stuff. It runs great though, it was a Mississippi State campus truck for no telling how long and the odometer reads a little over 49,000 original miles (and it's centered, so it hasn't rolled over), although the odometer stopped around 5 or 6000 miles ago is what the guy I bought it from told me (he seemed like an honest guy and knew that I didn't care either way). Anything else you want to know about it, just ask me and I have a couple of questions myself.... first, it has the 12 bolt cover on my rear end, what was the gearing in these old trucks (typically) and is it more than likely posi ? Also, what are some of the first few things that you guys would reccomend doing to the truck before anything else ? thanks!!