new guy needing an opinion on drivetrain choice.
 

Well I just acquired a 79 C10 diesel lwb, that someone in the past converted to a 305 sbc. For 300 bucks its in OK shape. Been trying to decide on a drive train on the truck.

My first thought, to get the old girl on the road
4 bolt 350 bored 0.040 with block decked .020
Pistons are some cheap flat top hypers that sat .020 lower in the hole.
0.015 head gasket
Comp 268H cam
Performer rpm air gap
Vortec heads milled 0.010

For a trans i have a built 700r4

And thinking 3.73 gears in stock rear.

Other thought is waiting to pick up a 5.3 swap.

I already have motor and trans in my s10 blazer from option 1, so would just need to buy gears and swap it all over.

But the power and driveability these LS type motors produce is quite tempting.

Any input, criticism, or advice is appreciated. I'm not new to the automotive or performance world but this is my first half ton project, and first C10 ever

Re: new guy needing an opinion on drivetrain choice.
 

Thinking some note info would be of help. My goals for this truck are fairly simple, I want a peppy street truck that will run high 8's to low 9's in the 1/8 mile without having just unuseable fuel mileage.

Re: new guy needing an opinion on drivetrain choice.
 

I think the fact that we now have a whole section devoted to LS transplants gives you a pretty good idea which way the "tide" has gone so to speak. There are very few cases in which I won't recommend an LS motor to somone, even if carb'd.

Going back to diesel would be sweet as well (check the section for that), but may not fit what you want to do with the truck.