Thinkin of buyin this Cummins..................!!!NOT!!!

I’d be interested to see what he did to shore up the friend end before stuffing an 1100 lb motor in there.
LOL you mean you don't remember "spring spacers?" (boosters?) These came in several forms. Some twisted in between spring coils. My two 57's I had used rectangular ones that had a concave edge so you could stuff them in "the short way" or the "long way" for more "boost.