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Wow, looking great! I would love to nab myself a diesel.

There are lots of lifted trucks in NH. It's not like the state has a ban on them. I think you're worrying about nothing.

I knew of a guy who ran 38's on a b&c front end.

The tach lead connector on an electronic HEI is right next to the hot wire for the module (red). I don't know what the hell that is in your picture.

People have dumped 500 Caddy engines into them. I can't see why you couldn't get a 430 in there.

Your plans sound great.

It seems that most people I've seen here who have used 80 axles under a 40 did so by torching off the buckets and radius arm mounts and running leaves. That has always struck me as counterproductive.

Though it's a bit blasphemous, the 4.0L is a good engine. I think you would have to use the tranny/x-fer from the Jeep as well, as I doubt any adapters are available. Someone on here swapped a Jag V-12 into a 40, so anything is possible.

Looks great. I can't believe there was no rot on the tub rails after removing the hardtop for the first time in 40 years. I guess I'm just not used to dry climate rigs...

I've think you could run something up to a Q78 (~36" x 10") or a 38.5" x 11" Bogger on them if you wanted to.

One of my favorites. I love the rat rod paint job. :beer:

I would expect a rough ride from those, as I'm sure they're bias and have a heavy load rating.

That thing looks mint.

Plow with an old Chevy. 40's are prone to enough rust problems without a tidal wave of road salt.

I wouldn't buy that sight unseen. That looks to be some substantial rust for something billed as clean, and who knows what's been covered with filler. My dad always warned me about white "restored" cars, i.e., "bring a magnet."

It looks really good. I had 34" x 9.5" TSL's on my old one with 1-1/2" lift for a while. They were tight.

Detroit or Aussie/Lock-Rite

If I'm reading this correctly, I think all you need to do is lengthen your wheelbase. Flip your front springs and run 55 springs in the rear.

I had 33's on my SOA 40. It looked like I had room in the wheel wells to stack another 33" tire on top of each. It largely depends on the height of the SOA and the width of the 33's.

That first pic is awesome. That's quite a rock face.