72 engine and tranny swap question

glorkar

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Oshkosh, WI
I want to upgrade my '72. It has the stock 250 inline six with a 3 speed manual transmission. I don't want to do anything too crazy. Planning on just a stock or mild 302. I do want to upgrade the transmission though. Again, sort of a budget build so it will more than likely be a stock 5 speed. I guess my biggest question is will I need a different driveshaft to do this swap?
 
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Was plodding around the bone yard this weekend and I found an '89 F150 (two wheel drive) with a 4 speed manual tranny. Would this be a good fit for my '72? If I did get it, what parts would I need? Obvi the tranny itself. I'm thinking also cross-member, but would I need the driveshaft? Oddly enough, that's my biggest concern with this project simply because I've never had to deal with it before :shrug: