Hi, Im Doug Pyle.Im 17 years old. I have done all of the work on the truck myself. I bought my nissan as a repo that didn't run for $2,100 with 128,000 miles. it turned out it was out of gas. It was originally 4 wheel drive. I drove it for a year and it blew up at 143,700. The stock 4 cylinder actually would roast the 31x 10.5 inch tires. I broke 1 clutch. It blew flames out of the single stack and got 10 mpg. After it blew up I bought a small block chevy with 400+ hp. It is almost complete now. I lowered it and made it 2 wheel drive. I had to modify and custom make alot of stuff. I dont have a pic of it lowered yet. More pics soon. Let me know what you think or if you have questions about the swap!!

latest news - In october i broke a piston. I just got the motor back in and am going to run it soon

modifications:
355 cid Chevy small block
12.5:1 compression
Double hump heads[202 heads] milled 40 thousandths
4 inch rise straight runner Holley intake
480 lift 284 duration cam
780 cfm double pumper carb w/ manaul secondaries
350 turbo tranny w/ shift kit
5" tach w/ shift light
stainless block hugger headers
electric fans
electric fuel pump
4" daul stacks chrome
8" sub
Lightning audio door speakers
cd player
Lowered has 5 inches ground clearence at frame
High volume oil pump
Roller timing chain
Chrome timing cover
electric blue powdercoat water pump
billet blue fuel block off plate
chrome oil dipstick
Billet blue thermostat housing
stainless radiator hose
Chrome edelbrock foam air filter element
Window tint 2.5% in back and 20% on the sides
custom switch panel under radio for fuel, fans,water pump,ignition,and starter
aluminum hood pins

Chassis mods:
4 wheel drive components and mounts removed
stock motor mounts removed
new motor mounts built
radiator mounted under core support
custom tranny mount
custom driveshaft
rewired fuel pump to a switch
Stock alternator reused with new mount on far right side
custom gauges
custom shifter
starter on switch panel momentary switch
daul electric fans
electric water pump 35 gallons per minute
fender wells cut out for working room
front suspension lowered with small tires 195/50/15
rear axle put on to top of leaf springs instead of under them
stacks in bed
gas pedal modified for longer travel
custom throttle linkage for nissan cable to carb
manaul choke
front bumper cut out at licsence plate for airflow[no pics yet]
Grill modified to fit around radiator
a/c removed [ hope to make it work again someday]
power steering removed
front 4 wheel drive axles removed
key only runs alternator and makes stock stuff work- radio, lights ect.
custom alternator mount
Firewall did NOT!! have to be cut or mutilated in any way
Hood pins to hold down the hood
Hood prop replaced with actuator
No body lift required!!
Only things cut were fender wells and core support

The motor after it was painted

before paint

Doing a burnout at Norwalk dragstrip with the 4 cylinder


blue underbodies

Before I blew up the 4 banger


The motor mounts

The radiator is mounted under the core support- airbag sensor and hood latch removed




Radiator under core support


tight tolerance with the headers and the frame

355 cubic inch 12.5:1 compression

My Mercury with 3.5 inch stainless tips after muddin

My Ford probe i blew up and scrapped

Rewiring everything

The probe lived a short life

5 inch faze tach with shift light

never leave home without it