Wave1957- I went to that LS1 site you mentioned. There sure is a lot of neat stuff guys are doing there. I'm still reading a bunch of threads and trying to get a feel if this is a direction i want to go. But it IS interesting.
I do have some parts around the garage i could possible use:
carburated 400 SBC with rebuild turbo350auto and rebuilt transfer case.
77 4X4 front and rear axles
used turbo 400 trans/needs rebuilt
327 short block SBC
t-10 4-speed
as you can tell, i lean toward the Chevrolet line of products
And i've fot a line on a 454 builder engine and found a 472 caddy on craigs list for $300
So, here's part of the challenge, i'm financially challenged (that means unemployed) and trying to sell our house and half moved to our new home in Kansas. The house is a real fixer upper, in fact, i got it for free. I'm selling foo a lot of posessions to cover the cost of moving and to get truck rebuilding income. So, i want to try and be thoughtfull with this project.
I would like to keep and use the original 49 truck chassis. With my towing requirenents, what do you guys think would be a good choice for a rear axle, one that will still fit under the rear fenders? I have thought that i could add a 1 to 2 inch filler strip in the rear fenders to gain some width. I do not want a rear dually setup. Generally speaking, are 3/4 ton rear axles wider than 1/2 ton rear axles? I'm going to tru and get the rear of the 49 jacked up, wheels off and measure flange-to-flange this afternoon. Thanks,
Mike
