You're a fortunate man- - - -you actually figured out that "modified" is not necessarily "good" before you butchered up a nice old truck! Now, find a Chevy Nova somewhere in the late 1970's vintage, scavenge up a good Turbo 400 or a 4L-80 if you want overdrive, and a Ford 9 inch rear axle, and build yourself a stoplight racer with that mouse motor!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!