[MrTucker]

I've just inheirited a '53 GMC with a hydramatic and I'm struggling with what to do with it. It's 100% stock and supposedly in good condition.

Part of me wants to build a street rod with it - IFS, v8, turbo 400, ford 9", etc, but another part of me hates the idea of tearing apart a somewhat rare numbers matching collector.

The thought of putting around in a 6cyl doesn't exactly excite me though. I'd rather have something lowered, but not in the weeds, with a nasty v8...

To make a hot rod means different things to different people. Some people want their frames on the ground, some want their rides barely modified, just enough to run fast and sound good. Others want to preserve a classic and run it stock.

Make it what you want, not what others want