Well Lingenfelter certainly knew how to build horsepower.
I got some better news today by talking with a local racer who has a shop near my work.He has a full tube chassised '67 Fairlane 500 with a Pro Stock big block built by Bob Panella in it...runs high 7's with it.He uses a shop in Northern Ca that does great work and has a pretty fast turnaround time so if my block checks out ok,I would certainly like to build it rather than buy another engine.
I just gotta make time to yank the old one out now...