I remember years ago when this article was written as I had just purchased my stock, beat-up, '51 half ton. I eventually went the subframe route, but this is a great article none-the-less. It discusses how Pat Ganahl swapped a V8 into his '49 AD and how he moved the steering box...

www.speedprint.com/Deves50/doc/v8stovebolt.pdf


51 1/2 ton-455 rocket!
49 1/2 ton panel-rocket-to-be!