HI John
Thank you for taking this time to keep us all in the loop on this swap. I am hoping to be able to find and purchase a set of those gears in the near future. I really want an old truck that will run down the interstate roadways and not gasp for air as I think they do when in stock form. (I am looking for 60 MPH) I will heed your advice and do a full inspection and replace all worn front end parts. Brakes too as we go along.
So if anybody has a set of those gears that they would care to sell to me and ship out to my my place in Mechanicville NY (upstate NY)I would be greatly appreciative of it.
MikeC