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Originally Posted by nail pounder
Nice looking truck! I'd say drop a motor and overdrive trans(700r4) in it, leave the original rear end, fix the existing brakes and drive it. Then tackle your list as money allows. They are more motivating to work on if you can take it out for a drive once in a while.
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best advice you'll get here
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Originally Posted by Missyblue
I don't have lots of money and so trying to do it the "right" way for us and get it running affordably.
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with this clarification, the nail pounder method is the route you should take
even then you'll have to fabricate and weld in new motor mounts and trans x-member. not expensive if you take some square tube and just do it. expensive if you buy kits.
shorten the driveline. adapt the stock shifter to 700r4. rebuild all brakes, mc and wheel cylinders. probably replace the front axle kingpins and tie rod ends
if you do disc brakes on one end only it should be the front end. new rearend with disc brakes means all new brake lines, shortened drive shaft and adapting a master cylinder for drum/disc
these trucks have many millions of miles on them in stock configuration and there are plenty of stock trucks still running around in stock configuration
lots of cool projects going on in this forum, many of them last for years and years
i know that well enough: my 58 truk took 8 yrs