My wife was no longer able to handle our van. I had just built a 383/350 for power, and she found the forward control aspect, and the power a little overbearing. All she drove had been Volkswagen beetles with high mileage.
As a concession, she is going to walk with me in finding an S10 2WD blazer with a smoked engine. I really look forward to this with her as she now wants to learn and there is so much standard equipment available for this swap.
It has helped to have her read this forum where others have done the same thing.
Boy, she found the Van a little overbearing. I have her convinced the 383/350 will k i n d a be like her old Beetle, only with a different power plant. I suspect, she will come to enjoy the project. You guys have a lot of info on this forum.