That's awesome! Brings back memories of my first truck I had in high school which was a '73 Sno-Fighter that I bought around 1980. It was originally a green 1/2 ton, dana 44 front with lockout hubs, 318 engine, 727 stubby tailshaft with the short driveshaft to the divorced 205 transfer case, 8-3/4 rear axle.
I put a built 360 in it and painted it Corvette bright white, and drove it for about 10 years.