Back to the original question...."Is it worth it" I can answer that for you....HELL YA!!
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I got this monster running a week or so ago and everything went real well. Had a few electrical issues but there all sorted out. After two different advance springs in the distributor the car turned into a very easy car to drive. Steve and I went on a 10 mile trip this past weekend and I could not ask for anything better. Water temp, 170, oil pressure, 65psi and this thing was idling at 800RPM in drive and 900 in neutral....I can't ask for muck better than that!!
Thanks Steve for all your help!!