Ouch! I was lucky with my old van as the slant 6 had the 727 trans and an 8-3/4 rear end as standard, HD brakes, could reuse the radiator etc. Only needed engine and frame brackets, rubber mounts.
Acquiring every piece (new) to assemble an engine adds up quickly. Like MO says, patience in finding the deals when acquiring used parts. I like pulling the trigger immediately when I see a deal, I don’t hit the watch button! I’ve actually bought stuff I don’t need because it was just too good to pass up:rolleyes: I love finding a part on EBay where there’s a ton of tire kicking watchers and the price is obviously a great deal, those are the best. Boom, I hit the buy it now and it’s so long :icon_fU: suckers!:lol: