Little update on the D150:
1) Received a real nice 8 3/4 housing from moparmarks; it was nice with no pitting and arrived well preserved with oil. Outside and inside in excellent condition.

2) 1E2C provided me with a core 727 and quickd100 is rebuilding it as we speek with a hughes performance race kit.

3) doctordiff fixed me up with a pair of high strength axles with green bearings installed.

4) scratchinfotraction has provided me with an over abundance of tips and knowledge on this build.

I am still hunting for a good 8 3/4 chunk and a torque converter, but I assembled what I had and will probably go with caltracs after my CC stops smokin!!! One thing I can say is: it is a heck of lot cheaper to build up a truck than an A/B/E body. Here are a few pix