Looking at a 1955 3600 2cnd series

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Hey guys been a long time since I have been on the form. I am on the hunt for a new daily driver. Currently driving a 1977 K10 lifted, diesel swap, manual trans swap, locked built axles on 37 H1 beadlocks...... Gets alot of looks in the NYC harbor area. Its fun but I miss having a 2wd for daily driving. In the winter I have been driving a 1980 diesel benz.

Anyway, I am looking to clear out a bunch of parts from my parents house and get a different daily driver. The 77 is really built more to offroad which i used to do alot. I have been on the hunt for a engineless something to put the low mile 350 from the 77k10 into since it is now running a 6.2 diesel.

A 1955 3600 long bed stepside has been forsale locally for a few months. The seller is having another kid and wants to be rid of it. The truck has a 4 speed (sm420?) and had a 307SBC swapped in but now has no engine. The body looks straight and relatively rust free which is rare in this area. It is a no frills truck with the small back window and no delux options i can see.

My plan would be to swap in the 77 350 and maybe a ranger overdrive I have, go through the brakes and do a cheap flat paint job to hold it over.

Some questions:
Is there a disc brake swap to retain the 8 lug setup using junkyard parts?

Is there a dual master Setup to retain the factory clutch setup?

Anybody use the Trans depto v8 swap mounts?

What was a typical gear ratio for this era truck? (originally an inline 6)

I am sure some of these questions will be answered through searching the form which i am doing but I would like to make an offer on the truck this weekend. What does something like this go for by you?


I appreciate any feedback. Hopefully I can work a deal and clean out my parts stash at the same time.