Planning the Build

Workingdog1 said
Dan,
Seriously ? You're just now discovering Rustys bliss thread ?

Not to diss you but . . . Screaming deals are long gone. I looked for over 20 years and found a car I could drive home with a V8 (mandatory) 318 with cam, manifold and 4 barrel no A/C (Desert) a bit rough interior and paint and loved it in 2017 .
After dropping/sucking a valve while leaning it too hard I found fre

273 fresh heads from friend cheap. Install did not go well (long story) so found a 340 from a member here. When running it should be fun.

It really is the journey and unless you have funds ready when you find the perfect car, a better scenario is find something you can live with and start with the basics.