the "quick" turnaround

[PowerdbyChevy79]

Whats up brothers..well i finally got my finger outta my a&$ and made a build thread for 68...so here is Betty.
shes a 1968 swb.. i bought her from an old man in Livingston ,Tx for $600 at the beginning of 2013...really didnt do much to her till about Nov 2013..she came with a 305 (but it was suppose to be a 350)/350 tranny...plan was to change all the fluids, put a fresh battery and fire her up.then get her on the road asap you know.. a "quick " turnaround...ya.. that was the plan.
Well as we all know with these trucks ...the more you dig the more crap pops up... found the block wasnt a 350..PO had broke the mounting ear where the starter goes...i wanted to pull the clip to freshen up the engine bay...found the firewall was in bad shape...pulled carpet....that was no bueno...and my favorite...cab corners had been rotted out so they decided to just pour fiberglass mix from the inside and just shape it from the outside and oh yea...rockers were rotted out and they used spray foam to fill in the gaps and shaped it.. but hey i paid "only" $600 bucks..well after a month of fighting it.. i caved to my OCD and decided to go full restoration..so.. here we go...
this here is a 355 4 bolt main with a 700 tranny i had from my old shorty van..good strong engine gonna make her a 383..