Ok so I have decided to go ahead with the project and see what happens. There is not a big budget at the time to rebuild the 396, so the plan is to find a used small block and get the truck running and get rid of the GMC wheels with the hopes of finding some steelies and hubcaps.
Here are some pictures of what I found from a trip to the junkyard>>
The engine was in a truck running when I bought it, I got to drive it around a bit and found that it had plenty of life left in it. I thought it was a 350, being new to GM stuff and I did not check the numbers only to later find that it was a 305.
Here is the 305 after a bit of cleaning.
