Chassis upgrades, 47-54

[muddpile]

Well, I've wanted one for a while, and I finally found one. I haven't figured the year yet as I haven't picked it up, but it is a GMC shortbox 1/2 ton 5 window. Stock drivetrain and suspension is there. My question is, where does a guy start? I want it low like all my trucks, as low as possible.

I've pretty well decided on a mustang II front end, very basic, adaptable, affordable. Manual rack and pinion, drop spindles, coil spring, just the basics. Heidts make a bolt in crossmember I beleive, which I'd rather vs. welding something together. Does anyone know if they make the rest of the front end kit, and if not who I can get it from? The steering column will be 73-87 Chevy truck tilt.

The next order of business is the rear suspension. I've heard a Camaro diff works well, but don't know for sure. Then there is the whole 4-link vs. drop leafs vs. mono leafs thing. As you can tell, I haven't found out much. I want it low with a good ride, and am willing to C-Notch to achieve that. It needs to take a bit of power from a moderately stout 350, but still far from an all-out race engine.

Finally, the drivetrain. Small block Chevy, 700R4, Camaro diff. Very simple stuff, but does anyone make bolt-in mounts for any of it? As you may have guessed, I don't want to do a lot of fabrication on this build, as it's going to be basically a daily driver/ shop truck. I did so much rust repair on my first project, and so much fabrication on my second one, that I just want a vacation style project, lol.

Any advice or suggestions would be great, thanks guys!