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While I was dealing with the shifter I had a local shop shortening the original 3 spd drive shaft to accommodate the M 20 Muncie 4 spd. Installed new u joints & front slip yoke as well.

I decided to convert to an outside the cab fuel tank. One of the well known vendors had a 21 gal Blazer fuel tank that they had assembled in a kit to fit the carbureted 66 C10. That's the one I chose to use. With the 454 reputation as a gas hog, I thought the larger tank was what I needed.

It's probably overkill but I installed remote mount spin on fuel filter as well. I 'll probably need to relocate it later on when I retro fit AC.

Up to this point I had not bleed the brakes yet. The pre bent front brake lines I used are OK for now but I'm going to replace them at a later date with a neater looking setup. Rear brakes are not functional yet, but front brakes are working so truck can now be moved in & out of shop or around the yard.