Matt you are thinking right. It's just that starting with a closed driveshaft truck and going to a V8, TH350, opens up a whole lot of things and requires a whole new drive train and possibly much more. Just google 47-54 swaps and read a dozen of them. Search our function under "V8 swap AD" or any number of combination of buzz words with " " around them. You will eventually get a consensus of what to do that is best for you and how to do it. You are at the early stages now. I agree about biting off more than you can chew and/or leading to far for budget and practicality. We don't know what your "vision" is and you may not either. Reliability? Speed? Modern? Hot Rod? Seems you are both "original" and "hot rod". Restomod is a good balance. That means new drivetrain and chassis parts and stock body and interior. Mild. The Hot Rod version is kind of the same but more custom, more motor, more bling....that's Restorod. More Wild. Then there are several categories of original and several of Custom/Rod.
