His truck being a 51 does not use angled mounts on the belhousing, they are more like 90* mounts.
If first swap the crossmember from a 54 or early 55 he could use bellhousing with angled mounts.


1951 GMC 250 in the Project Journals
1948 Chevrolet 6400 - Detroit Diesel 4-53T - Roadranger 10 speed overdrive - 4 wheel disc brakes
1952 Chevrolet 3800 pickup
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