I've got a sawzall, and my buddy has a welding shop. The van I saw was a mid engine mount. I figure a slightly warm 360 ought to run it pretty strong. I don't think swapping in an 8 1/4 rear should be too hard. I'm concerned with transmission and driveshaft length. Need to do some measuring. Hey if I'm gonna go this far, why not a bigblock? I know where I can get a C-body 8 3/4 rear for nothing. But I digress.