Just for the records;
I don't have any problem with mixing Ford,Chevy,Jeep,Vauxhall,whatever,to make your ride operate as you want it to. What gripes ME is using belly-button methods and calling it custom. When I get my issue of "Rod & Custom" and check out the cars featured,I rarely even look at the tech sheets,cuz you could use a form letter to describe 'em. "350/350,9 inch,M-II,Coddingtons,etc. etc. :o I caint hep it-I like wierd stuff,the more off the beaten path the better. That's one reason I fell for the Mack I'm buying;

how many 1945 Mack trucks have you seen on the road lately?

(Actually,my '62 one ton is getting pretty common-maybe it's time to look for something "different"...)
Okay-I've vented;you have the floor again.
Speed