[1963c-10]

Did get an hour or so last night to clean up the engine bay up some. I'll have to use the truck as a temporary storage area for the 348, so putting it in the engine bay is the best choice right now.

I found a new cpp trans mount and tubular crossmember for a steal, so the bellhousing crossmember will come out soon. Maybe this weekend if I can get some time to grind off the rivets. The engine bay actually cleaned up pretty good. This is just a wire brush, flat tip screwdriver for the hard to reach areas and a water hose. I'll pressure wash and seal the frame this weekend.

Just a few bolts and the front fender assemblies can come off for better access. Frame looks super solid, just a light coat of surface rust, but no pitting and all bolts, nuts and threads look great.

Looks to me that maybe this was a factory v8 truck. Has the shorter throttle shaft linkage off the pedal and the radiator supports were mounted low, not high. No engine/trans when picked up and I assumed it was a 6cyl truck, but looking more like an 8cyl truck maybe.