Long Awaited Transformation

[78scottsdale]

Before my deployment, I had bought a 1978 Scottsdale for 4500. I know most will think I over paid, and maybe I did. But I love this truck. It's pretty mint, clean all around. I finally drove it for the first time in a year since I bought it. Now that passion for modifying vehicles has once again been lit. So I have a few questions in reguards to suspensions components and body parts.
I wanna lower the truck a tad and want to know the best way to achieve this as well as who makes good parts.
And I need to do a bit of work on the stepside bed. New wood, and a nasty dent on the driver stepside fender.
Does anyone know if it's possible to install a six speed into this truck?
It was originally a 305 switched to a 350. The transmission from what the list says, was a 3 speed on the column? Now it's a 4 speed with that pita mechanical clutch I fear of breaking. Anyone make a hydraulic clutch or should I stick with mechanical?
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