Hy BigUglyv1, welcome, I think it would be well past my bedtime if I even tried to answer all those questions. Look around at the various forums to familiarize yourself with how we separate subjects, read posts that seem to be asking the same questions. Try and limit yourself to one subject per post in the appropriate forum. I see you want to swap in a V8 engine, these trucks are notorious for steering column/steering box interference's with V8 engines, just a warning. Good luck with your project, check in often and let us know how it's going, pictures are always welcome
