Cletis,

Thank you very much for the advice. That's exactly what I was looking for... someone who has a particular set-up that matches the results I'd like to see with my project.

Is your engine full pressure on the oil system? I've read where a guy can do a conversion to full oil pressure on earlier engines by fabricating a few modifications. Is that what you did?

I'm not familiar with that transmission, so I'll have to do some digging on it. Is that a floor or column shift?

Does the '55 first series rear end differ from earlier models in any significant way?

The hunt for particular parts begins!!

Damon