ive been told by A LOT of people to leave it as original (long box) But my main reason that i want it short besides looks is that want to be able to fit in my garage. lol

OldSub I just might bribe you to come spend the summer out here in el paso tx with me to walk me through this LOL!!!! I dont want to touch the Short chassis at all so as far as the crossmembers do i have to remove it to get the V8 crossmember in or can i leave it alone and still bolt in the V8 crossmemeber this week end im comparing the two chassis then ill start bolting the front end in to see what i encounter. i hope it all goes well.