Tonight I did the truck shuffle, got the '56 in the garage and started into it. I'm taking the old, tired V8 347 and SM-420 out and swapping in a '73 350 and TH350 trans. I think I have everythng covered, but would like to hear from the world of experience out there. What things to I have to look out for? What should I avoid? I think I'll be pulling the old engine out tomorrow night and dropping the tranny Thursday. I'm really looking forward to the updated engine and trans in this truck. I plan on driving it for awhile and then finding a donor truck with disk brakes up front and a lower ratio rear end. I'll try to take some pix and update my webshots album. Come on, all you HiPo dudes out there, I'm waiting for your advice!
