I would like to go simple—carburetor, distributor—just a good old engine that I can install and work on and keep running. The truck would be a fun driver, so it does not have to be a workhorse hauler ...

Last month we went over the parts that LA Speed used to build us a 460 Ford engine with gobs of torque for off-road use (“Ford Big-Block Power”). While the engine wasn’t exactly cheap, it was still ...