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Try to figure out the wheelbase on the 3600.

Wheelbase on the S-10 (83-mid 90s) is:

Shortbed-108"
Longbed-117"
X-cab-122"

S-10 frame width:

31" wide from the front bumper to just under the firewall.
40" wide from just under the firewall to the rear bumper.

Here's the neat part...There is a place on the frame where you can adjust the length of the wheelbase. If the 3600 wheelbase is not within a couple of inches of the S-10, then get the longer wheelbase. Look for the flared out spots on each side of the frame. Grind off the weld, cut the frame the amount of excess inches, stick the frame back into the flare and weld it.

Also, the S-10 comes with power steering, power brakes, Independent front suspension, and front disc brakes. You can get dropped front spindles cheap, and use blocks to drop the rear end.

If you need a stronger/wider rear end, use a 8.8 Ford Explorer. It's a bolt in.

SBC and a TH350 trans is almost a bolt in, you need new engine mounts. You'll have to elongate the mounting holes for the transmission

I'm in the process of puting a 52 Ford F1 pick-up body on a '84 S-10 frame. Last week I got the proper mounts and put a 327 SBC in the frame. I gotta get another TH350 transmission with a 9" tail shaft. That should allow me to just hook up the driveshaft without making one.

Sorry I couldn't give you more info, that's all I got so far.