I would also get the motor mounts from JTR. They will set the enging back and center it better than the stock ones will. You drive shaft will work unless it's an extended cab, then I think it has too much angle on it and has to be shortened a bit. You can put any trans under it you want. The stock one will hold a few horses but if you going to push over 25 or so, I would go for the 700R or if it's a manual trans now, you could swap out the T56 from a Camaro. If you have the time, no how and money, you can fit anything in there you want...