318 build advise
what will be the next steps?
Yur getting ahead of yourself again, lol.
Install the TC and the gears. Then drive it.
The driving experience will tell you where you want more power to be.
Maybe the combo will want more power off the line.
Maybe second gear will be weak, somewhere in the rpm band.
Maybe you will want more passing power.
Maybe you won't be able to stand buzzing down the hiway
Maybe the power will crash when she hits third gear.
I mean I know what my needs would be, but only you know what yours are.
After you have chosen/installed the gears, and the hi-stall TC, the next step is a small-port intake and a small 4bbl, PLUS a free-flowing exhaust; you know; more air in/more air out. And a fresh-air system. By now, your 318 combo will be pretty scrappy; just maybe it will be scrappy enough for you.
Drive it. start a log-book. detail the combo's shortcomings and it's strengths.
Remind me what gears are currently in it.