rebstew
Well-known member
this is what I had to work with. pile of truck parts and a cab. 1937 cab, 35 running boards and a 36 grill shell. The doors and bed are off another truck but I don't know what year they are. because of the grill shell I'm going to title it as a 36.
I dropped my 454 in the frame and should have the mounts welded up and the tranny mount figured out today.too much engine for the truck but it should be fun. fresh 30 over 454 ,540 lift cam ,aluminum intake and a Holley will rest at the top. 350 long tail trans with a shift kit and a 3500 rpm stall. the S10 frame I used was a 4 banger so it may have a 410 rear end in it. if not I have a 410 posi out of another one i can use. after that, its time for the rest of the steering. I thought the frame would have made for an easy swap but I was wrong. the front fender hit the steering box. no way around it unless I raise the truck up 3" more or rip it all out and put in a rack & pinion. rack & pinion brackets were made and then everything was ripped apart to rattle can the frame black. don't think it will be running by turkey day. did find a guy in Ky that will cut all the glass for $250.00 may take him up on it. all the fender and rad/ mounts have already been welded in so it won't take much to get the front end looking like a truck again.