Another Newbie with a 65 Chevy Stepside

[oldblue65]

Hi everyone. I just joined recently. Was referred by Ta2Don. I wanted to put up pictures of my truck and talk about what I want to do with it.

It is a 1965 Chevy Stepside. My dad bought it in 1989 and we have owned it ever since. It has been mine officially since last year. It looks great on the outside with the new paint work but it is pretty old on the inside (both cab and engine). It has an original 230 inline 6 engine in there that is running great (except for the 9-10 mpg). Unfortunately, for the last 5 years, it has been an automatic rather than the classic "3 on the tree" setup.

My hope is to put a newer engine to get better gas mileage, a/c, power steering, and power breaks. I think the 350 Chevy engine would be best for this but would love to hear thought from people on here.

I guess that is all for now. Comment or private message me if you have engine ideas or know a good place to start looking (I'm in Central Arkansas area).