Several people have talked about, "....going the cheap route" and then spend thousands of dollars on let's say IFS, v-8, auto tranny that they end up driving the truck a few hundred miles a year. My '49 1/2 ton is a daily driver year round and with Fenton headers and a H-W 2bbl, 3 sp+od it has plenty of power for long trips, several over 1K trips, fuel mileage, power. I'm DD for ten years close to 40 K miles.
~ Cosmo 1949 Chevy Half Ton Rocinante, like Don Quixote, he is awkward, past his prime, and engaged in a task beyond his capacities. "...my good horse Rocinante, mine eternal and inseparable companion in all my journeys and courses." ...Don Quixote, Cervantes "If you come to a fork in the road, take it."...Yogi Berra "Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." ...Eric Hoffer
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