1957 Tonka Big Mike Snow Plow Highway State Dept Dump Truck Restoration

I purchased this 1957 Tonka Big Mike State Highway Department Snow Plow Truck online for $ January 27th 2022. This truck must have hauled a million loads of rocks and dirt as the dump bed was by far the worst off on the truck. The inside of the frame and cab were also heavily rusted. It was missing one headlight otherwise it was entirely complete which is shocking considering the condition of the truck. The dump bed had been ripped off at one time and the rivets were no longer holding the bed on, the two hydraulic cylinders were also broken, I assume it all happened at the same time the dump bed got ripped off, it’s interesting to me that the bed got ripped off yet overall it had no real dents to be seen. The cab had a dent in one door and just under the hood scoop where I bet someone tried to force something through the hood scoop causing the metal to bend. After sandblasting the level of rust pitting was extremely obvious which took quite a bit of metal filler to smooth out. I actually ended