digging up am old one here....
im goin 5.0
seems pretty user friendly (as swaps go)
http://www.zandm.com/brpg1.htm
should help.
if im sitting stock distance from firewall, and using stock tranny, aside from the damage that could be done sticking my right foot into it all the time, i shouldnt have too much to worry about (oh and of course the smog nazi battle to come). using the stock distance theory, my drive lines should still match up, right?
im by no means a hardcore crawler or wheeler. but id like to go from barely being able to get outa my own way to putting a honda or two in thier place and play a lil rougher in the mud.