[MadMike]

This setup was the hot ticket in the 80's, and the mid to late 70's too. All the stuff mentioned was available for purchase by anyone.

You need to know the history of the car back to 1969, not starting in the late 70's. Someone could have gotten a mr.gasket catalog and spent a couple bux in 1972 and hotrodded the car like everyone else.

If you want to low buck this thing, decifer your engine code. If the engine is a 1969 vintage L88 or L72 427 then you can get excited. If the engine is a 1975 454 from a dump truck, then save your money.

I believe joel, being Mr. Economical would start with the most up front. I.e. an L78 or L34 396 car, something that already had a 12 bolt and heavy duty drivetrain in it. Then he'd take the expensive L78 (thank you and resell it) for the 427 you're getting. If the car started life as a 6 banger he'd be throwing out the 6 cylinder and having to obtain a rear end and transmission, plus the motor mounts, changing the heater core.....