Lots of work accomplished, especially body and interior progress. Will update with pics soon - but the most exciting part is I found an engine! But it's getting more complicated.
What I scored is a VERY strong running low mileage 230 from a 68 M715, complete with transmission, transfer case, and drivelines! Really good stuff, and all stuff I could really stand to replace! However... this opens several cans of worms. Help me out here, what am I going to need to attend to?
-M715 engine has different motor mounts, on the side of the block instead of the front cover. I am hoping to get the motor mounts from the donor, which is getting a big block chevy swap.
-M715 has divorced transfer case with offset driveline. So that means I need to get a different rear end right? One with an offset diff case?
- parking brake is on the transfer case rather than the rear wheels
-cable actuated clutch - thinking of running the M715 setup instead of the hydraulic, opinions?
Anything else I'm forgetting?
To be honest, this is looking more and more like it would benefit me to remove the cab and bed from the frame, to leave room to get the driveline mounted properly. I wasn't planning on this, but once I realized the old transfer case had issues (shifter is locked up) it looks like this larger swap is in order, and at a certain point it seems like frame-off is a lot less work. I know I'll find lots more problems if I do though!
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