18,000 orig. mile 318 build
Verify the shape of the engine first.If it has good compression and does not use much oil then you can mod.
Air in/air out.
Dual exhaust
intake(used performer for $80 is fine)
Carb(your choice but 600 cfm is plenty)
Cam(err on the small side)
Distributor recurve
Headers are great but dual exhaust at a minimum(2.25 pipe and good flowing mufflers)
GEARS (find out what gears you have and swap to a 3.23/3.55 gearset)