HEY EVERYONE! Im really new here, and I just bought my first car, a 1951 Ford F-1. Taking that im only 16 i need alot of help with this. Im repainting it my self at my uncles shop, and i was also going to add a 327 chevy in it, think that is a good engine for truck, i also have a blower i could add on to it should I (it came out of my dads 57 chevy)? I am very short on money, i already have 3 jobs to help pay for it and i dug up my front yard and my back yard worked on it for over three weeks and my dad said he will buy me a brand new bed. But i need help on what type of tranny i should get, i want to get a manual and a 4 speed but i cant find anywere to buy it, every were i ask they say they dont make them for a 1951. And this truck is all stock so you have to double clutch the tranny in it right now. THere are no syncros. I also need help on a rear end, my brother said that the 327 will have around 400 hp, so i talked with this guy over in the east coast about a rear end and he told me $2,600! To much for me, is there somewere i could get a rear end that could uphold 400hp for less than that. I know 400 hp is not alot at all but its my first car. Thank you guys for helping, if you need any stock parts ask me because im selling a whole bunch off this truck. OOOO YEA one last thing what is a good colar for this truck, ive been looking and cant decide between black, silver, midnight blue, ford escort blue, bmw blue, are cherry red. THank you., heres some pics of it.