New geezer here

[gregw98]

Hey guys,hope I am posting this in the right place, but picked up a '54 short bed yesterday. Already have 5 or 6 cars, and am tickled pink over this 'new' truck. I bleed bowties and have been a Chevy vanner since the 70s, have had 6 early Chevy vans, a few Chevelles, El Caminos, and Vegas, and still have a 65 Chevy van and now the 54 truck.
I will search the archives but will have a ton of questions until I get the hang of this great site and get to know my truck better. I have and want to put a 350/350 set up in the truck and would really like to convert to five lug setup since I will have to do away with my stock rear end. I am retired, so needless to say, money is tight and I am looking for advice on a budget build. A Mustang II from suspension is out of the budget. My main target is reliability and comfort if that is possible. Power steering and A/C are on top of the list. But first I need advice on rear end, external gas tank, V8 engine and tranny mounts. Should V8 go in where the six banger is or should it be moved back?
Anyway, enough questions for now. I look forward to joining in on a great shared interest of vintage iron.
greg