welcome to the shop Gary, don't forgit to get some pictures to the editor for the gallery, and link us up to some, we love pictures here grin

the stock 59 motor would be a 235, and the later 250 will have a different mounting arrangement, and no doubt different exhaust configuration, but if the price is right, anything could be made to work .... haven't heard of anyone here doing just that switch, but maybe .... also don't know if the bellhousing would mate to the stock 4speed

you might also consider going to a small block, as the 283 was an option then, and might be an easier switch

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics