Hy again Brendon, We never did identify the engine that was in the truck did we? Did it run? What do you ultimately want to end up with, a restored truck, a street rod truck, a resto-rod? What do you intend to do with this truck? I think you mentioned you were not a mechanic, if you are going to modify this truck do you feel confident in yourself that you can perform the work? If not modification by someone else will be expensive. Primarily you should be made aware that swaping a V8 engine into this chassis will require some kind of steering relocation minimum.