I used to buy them with popped engines, fix and flip them. At one time I had 7 of them in the back yard in various stages of dismemberment. The landlord got on me about that. I had one I put a 305 SBC in. It was pretty fast. I also built a panel truck with a GT engine (2 BBL Holley (I think)) and a 3.36 Axle performance axle. It had an automatic, not sure which one. I put a B&M shift kit in it, and it was right quick. The panel truck had sheet metal instead of rear side windows, and no back seat, just a storage space. It raised a lot of eyebrows leaving stoplights.
