what are your intentions for the truck? why does he think that rear is a waste? parts are available, it's easily repairable, you could even get 3.38 gears for it if you want better highway speeds, and it's strong enough to wheel stand the truck with a built big block

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