Went yesterday kickin' around the junkyard and found a whole truck minus radiator and front bumper for $250. I couldn't turn the motor by hand but the transmission shifted fine and clutch felt good. Got home stuck a battery on it a dumped gas in the carb, it runs!
Well today I pulled the motor and transmission out of my truck and the bellhousing is busted and cracked all to hell
I just did an oil change a few days before the fiasco but can't remember if I drove it after that. I figured I'd save the new oil and filter. As the new motors oil is pitch black. I pulled the filter and it was dry,another I drained the oil and it smelled gassy, yet another I'll tear into it when I get time and let y'all know what I find. But tomorrow I'll be working on getting the new to me package in and running.
If I get as much done tomorrow as I did today, it ought to be close to finished.
Well it's running pretty good now except for a stumble every now and then on accel. I think it's the old carb, Lord knows how long it's been since it's had any gas in it. I don't want to use my old carb because it got $hitty mpg's at best. J/Y owner had no clue about the motor 'cept that it's been out there "quite a while". Anyways, the 5sp,I'm lovin the hell out of it. 
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Thinkin' about making a brushguard/pushbar for it. Any ideas? I like to buy one but I just started my new/old job last week, so it will be a l'il while before I have the mad money to put on it. 
