looking for some input before I go any further in this thing. I am hoping to use this truck for relatively light hauling and delivery, right now I have installed a rebuilt 283 and upgraded to front disc brakes, in order to do this i swapped the front axle to a half ton of a similar year truck and bought a 6 lug power disc brake kit from cpp. just drained the oil from the original tranny and a fair amount of water came out followed by some really gunky oil, flushed it several times then refilled with oil there is a dragging noise now whenever the clutch pedal isn't compressed even in neutral. before I go into trying to fix or replace it want to get some input on which way to go considering that I will probably end up wanting to swap out the rear end in order to get up to 65-70mph. have read about people using an s10 rear and tranny but this would leave me with 6 lug front and 5 rear. if I put in a 1/2 ton rear and tranny would I get up to the speeds I want? would be great to keep the 3/4 ton capacity but mostly want something that will get me down the road safe and reliably
thanks for your help this site has been a real help
aubrey
