'54 build questions.

[Old Crow]

Somebody took a Sawzall to the steering column when disassembling the truck. Cut the thing off clean about 2" above the box. Looking at rebuilt boxes plus the core charge I'd have to forfeit makes the MII look better all the time.
The MII's seem available in either BBC or SBC versions. I'm guessing the SBC version would be ok for a 6 cyl. I saw the adaptor plate you referenced and it looks like I'd have to have a couple of struts off the original rear mounts to stabilize the engine/trans. Not a big deal, maybe use the dog bones off a 90-something Lumina or Monte Carlo.

As far as F##ds and Chevys, it's really worse than that. In my yard there's 2 Jeeps and the F100. The only GM I own is the '89 Sportscoach Class A. At least it's a big block.

It is nice to get a Chevy to build. There's a whole bunch of Mustangs in Arkansas, and it seems sometimes as if I built half of them. Now I've got this '54 and on the same day a guy dropped off a '78 Vette. My GM cup runneth over.