[cwcarpenter98]

First order of business was to get the engine running again. At the time, my dad and I did not want to spend any money on the truck unless we knew that the engine would run. I did not find out until recently, but the original engine was a 292 straight 6. The bellhousing still has the original green paint from the 292 under years of grease and dirt. The PO had swapped out the inline 6 for a 283 sbc. He had also swapped out the original Muncie sm319 for a Muncie sm318. Yes, Frankentruck was originally built with a 3 speed overdrive transmission. 3 years later, and I'm still on the hunt for an overdrive trans. After we did all the basic tune up stuff, the engine rumbled to life, but was burning oil.