There's no doubt about it, my son sure knows how to keep things interesting. I can't help but feel that I'm playing with stuff that's way beyond my pay grade. (definitely beyond my pocketbook)
It sounds like there's a pretty long waiting period for the blocks from KB. If we're lucky we'll have one here by next Summer. That ought to give us a lot more research time. - Not sure about Stage V heads yet. Mike had suggested the Edelbrocks. The kid's got to save up quite a few more pennies before we can order the rest of the parts we'll need.
The hope is to at least get the block, heads, and crank asap along with a fresh 8-71. That way we'll be able to mock everything up inside the car. I imagine I'll be modifying the hole in the hood. With the bare bones, we should be able to mock up all of the accessories/pulleys that will be on the front of the motor and possibly get some custom stainless headers fabbed.
It seems like an insane amount to spend on a "street" motor but he thinks he'll have around 30G in the engine. Personally, I think he's getting pretty far down the wacky trail but as long as he's footing the bills, I'm just going along for the ride. If it was me I'd have rather spent that 30G on a milder motor goal, a tow vehicle, and an enclosed trailer.