Anyone want to talk Chevy! LOL

Yes this is exactly where we're at just the cheap Chrome dress-up kit a little paint a little smoke and mirrors maybe $100 Cam and lifters maybe a $25 timing chain and maybe some roller rockers that we could eventually put on something nicer. Again this was kind of the way I did my small-block amassed a bunch of the stuff on the 318 till I blew it up and then was able to transfer it all over to the Stroker motor.
Add an aluminum intake, carb and headers. It will wake up nicely.