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no, unfortunately i havent done much with it lately

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ok, so my buddy was loading up scrap to go to the recycler...he was going to scrap this ford 200...i paid him the price of scrap (30 bucks) and he says well if you want the motor i have a c4 auto to go with it. he says the motor should run with new points. the transmission is fine and he knows it doesnt need rebuilding and he thinks the motor is fine too.

should i drop this in the chevy? is it worth the time and hastle? anyone out there put a ford straight six in theirs? i havent done anything with the 56 lately. not sure which way i need to go. but another motor in the near future is out with 4 trucks and this one being a back burner project.

guys, would putting a ford in my chevy really be a sin? i have a couple of buddies that could help me drop it in with no problems. i could make motor mounts and get a driveshaft made. obviously it's not ready for a motor yet but i could start working on the 56 and get it drivable by early spring

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you see a lot of chevy motors in ford, dodge, reo, vw, etc...
you rarely see other brands in other brands other than the sbc
they are reliable, cheap and you can buy parts anywhere
as a customizer, i won't tell you what to do with your truck
but if you do, you'd be laughing stock at any show

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Originally Posted by _Ogre

you see a lot of chevy motors in ford, dodge, reo, vw, etc...
you rarely see other brands in other brands other than the sbc
they are reliable, cheap and you can buy parts anywhere
as a customizer, i won't tell you what to do with your truck
but if you do, you'd be laughing stock at any show

yup, mustang II suspension and ford 9 inch rearends are excepted but ford motors in a chevy are a no, no

if it ever makes it to a show....the hood would be shut...i guess i was just wondering if it would be an easy swap or not.

thanks for the heads up...i knew it wouldnt be well accepted

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so a friend and i got the bed off...he took it and a couple other small pieces of scrap to the recycle scrapyard. the bed came out to be around 300 pounds mostly because it had a sheetmetal floor someone welded in years ago. 37 bucks in metal.

so i'll continue my hunt for a 55-87 box....55-87 were basically the same except for some mounting holes. im keeping the rear fenders and will see how they look wirebrushed, straightened and Raged. 55-66 fenders are the same, so if mine are too far gone i should be able to find some more. best case senario...find a nice painted 87 bed box then buy new fenders

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im thinking i want to pull the front sheetmetal off, then the cab. put the cab on a dolley to start patching. send it off to get sandblasted.

i've also been thinking....maybe i should keep the suspension mostly original with new parts...static drop it as low as i can then channel the cab floor to drop the body down over the frame to get me closer to the tarmac! maybe a 3 or 4 inch bodydrop? im keeping steelies so turning my wheels wont be a problem.

i've bodydropped a mazda bed 5 inches before, so i think i can handle bodydropping the cab and bed and also handle the bumper/core support. it will be awhile before i start any of this....due to time and 100 degree weather and 90% humidity

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kind of like gardening! almost 60 years of gunk to dig out.

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