Just read the entire thread and am very impressed, You do an excellent job at body and paint. I'm doing an engine swap as well in a '62 Merc unibody. I haven't decided on which way to go yet but I know there's no sbc or bbc going into it, I have a 2000 Dakota that may give up it's 3.9L drivetrain for my beast. although I'm not stuck on using the slushbox in it. Any ideas on an adaptor to use the original tranny from the M100?