[OutlawDrifter]

New mirror came in and is working great. I'll get some pictures eventually. Catastrophe has struck, however! The 227K transmission is dead. Decided to go out without warning on the way to St Joe yesterday. Had enough left to roll onto the trailer in 4 low. Reverse and a couple of forward gears are toast.

This forces my hand a bit. My new shop is about 85% complete, and the lift hasn't even been ordered. I had intended to do this all together when I had the replacements ready to go and functionin shop. No dice. So I started reading about LS swaps and the ease molding the 96-98 GMT400 to the LS Blue/Green harness. Might be going this route instead of a SBC. Not going to do the tranny without the engine, and I just bought a 6.0L/4L80E for my 1949 1 ton GMC, so that cuts into the fun engine funds. I can do a 5.3 and upgraded 4L60E on the cheap and have a DD reliable rig in no time.